HMS Boreas (H77)

HMS Boreas was a B-class destroyer, operated by the Royal Navy. She carried the pennant number H77. She was named for Boreas. Her keel was laid at Palmer's, Jarrow on 22 July 1929. She entered service on 25 March 1944, having been launched on 11 June 1930.

Her class ran to nine ships. The class followed the HMS Ambuscade (D38) and HMS Amazon (D39) and was succeeded by the C and D-class destroyer.

Displacement was 1,360 long tons. She measured 98.5 m (323 ft) long with a beam of 9.8 m (32 ft). Her designed speed was 35 knots, and she carried a complement of 142.

Her main battery was four 119 mm (4.7 in) guns. Her machinery developed 34,000 shp.

She served with the Royal Navy as Boreas until 10 February 1944. She then passed to the Hellenic Navy, serving as Salamis from 25 March 1944. She was in commission for 2,149 days of the Second World War. She was decommissioned on 9 October 1951.

She was broken up for scrap on 9 October 1951.

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