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

HMS Goathland

Hunt-class Type III

Displacement
1,067 long tons (1,084 t)
Length
85.3 m (279.9 ft)
Beam
10.16 m (33.3 ft)
Speed
27 knots (50 km/h, 31.1 mph)
Complement
168
Main gun
20 mm (0.8 in)

Service

  1. Royal Navy as HMS Goathland6 November 1942 — October 1944722 days of the war
Hunt-class Type III Particulars
Name
HMS Goathland
Namesake
Village of Goathland, North Yorkshire
Builder
Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan
Ordered
28 July 1940
Laid down
30 January 1941
Launched
3 February 1942
Commissioned
6 November 1942
Decommissioned
October 1944
Fate
Scrapped at Troon, February 1946 (1946)
Status
Scrapped

Specifications

Displacement, standard
1,067 long tons (1,084 t)
Displacement, full load
1,458 long tons (1,481 t)
Length
85.3 m (279.9 ft) OA
Beam
10.16 m (33.3 ft)
Draught
3.51 m (11.5 ft)
Speed
27 knots (50 km/h, 31.1 mph)
Range
2,560 nmi (4,741 km)
Complement
168
Main gun
20 mm (0.8 in)

HMS Goathland was a destroyer of the Hunt-class Type III of the Royal Navy. She was named for Village of Goathland. Her keel was laid at Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan on 30 January 1941. Launched on 3 February 1942, she entered service on 6 November 1942.

24 ships of the class were built.

She displaced 1,067 long tons standard and 1,458 long tons at full load. She measured 85.3 m (280 ft) long with a beam of 10.2 m (33 ft). Her designed speed was 27 knots, and she carried a complement of 168. Her main battery was of 20 mm (0.8 in) calibre.

She was in commission for 722 days of the Second World War. She was decommissioned in October 1944.

She was broken up for scrap in February 1946.

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 × geared steam turbines, Parsons
  • 2 × Admiralty three-drum boilers
  • 2 × shafts
  • 19000 shp
Armament
  • 4 × QF 4-inch Mk XVI guns (2 × 2)
  • 4 × QF 2-pounder Mk VIII AA (1 × 4)
  • 3 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon (3 × 1)
  • 2 × 21-inch torpedo tubes
  • Up to 110 × depth charges (2 throwers, 3 rails)

Sister ships

Sources

  • Facts harvested from HMS Goathland on Wikipedia. Figures only — no wording is taken from it.