Recognition Guide Warships of the Second World War
Royal Navy — Destroyer H69

HMCS Qu’Appelle (H69)

E and F-class destroyer

HMCS Qu’Appelle (H69)
Royal Navy official photographer — This photograph FL 13264 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums (collection no. 8308-29) — Public domain — Wikimedia Commons Plate — H69 Photograph of British F class destroyer HMS Foxhound .

Service

  1. Royal Navy as Foxhound6 June 1935 — 8 February 19441,621 days of the war
  2. Royal Canadian Navy as Qu'Appelle8 February 1944 — 26 May 1946572 days of the war
E and F-class destroyer Particulars
Name
HMCS Qu'Appelle
Pennant / hull number
H69
Laid down
21 August 1933
Launched
12 October 1934
Commissioned
6 June 1935
Decommissioned
8 February 1944
Fate
Sold for scrap, December 1947 (1947)
Status
Scrapped

Specifications

Displacement, standard
1,405 long tons (1,428 t)
Length
100.28 m (329 ft) OA
Beam
10.06 m (33 ft)
Draught
3.66 m (12 ft)
Speed
35.5 knots (65.7 km/h, 40.9 mph)
Range
6,350 nmi (11,760 km)
Complement
145
Main gun
120 mm (4.7 in)

HMCS Qu'Appelle was a E and F-class destroyer in service with the Royal Navy. She carried the pennant number H69. Her keel was laid on 21 August 1933. She entered service on 6 June 1935, having been launched on 12 October 1934.

Eleven ships of the class were built. The class followed the C and D-class destroyer and was succeeded by the G and H-class destroyer.

She displaced 1,405 long tons. She measured 100.3 m (329 ft) long with a beam of 10.1 m (33 ft). Her designed speed was 35.5 knots, and she carried a complement of 145.

Her main battery was four 119 mm (4.7 in) guns. Her machinery developed 36,000 shp.

She served with the Royal Navy as Foxhound until 8 February 1944. She then passed to the Royal Canadian Navy, serving as Qu'Appelle from 8 February 1944. She was in commission for 2,193 days of the Second World War. She was decommissioned on 8 February 1944.

She was broken up for scrap in December 1947.

Written from the harvested record. Every figure above is sourced; the wording is this site's own.

Armament and machinery

Armament and machinery
Propulsion
  • 2 × shafts; 2 × geared steam turbines
Power
  • 3 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers
  • 36000 shp
Armament
  • 4 × single 4.7 in (120 mm) guns
  • 2 × quadruple 0.5 in machine guns
  • 2 × quadruple 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
  • 20 × depth charges, 1 rack and 2 throwers

Sister ships

Sources

  • Facts harvested from HMCS Qu'Appelle (H69) on Wikipedia. Figures only — no wording is taken from it.
  • Photograph: Royal Navy official photographer — This photograph FL 13264 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums (collection no. 8308-29) — Public domain — Wikimedia Commons