HMS Hardy (R08)

Hardy in August 1943
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Hardy
Ordered	1 September 1941
Builder	John Brown & Company, Clydebank, Scotland
Laid down	14 May 1942
Launched	18 March 1943
Commissioned	August 1943
Identification	Pennant number:R08
Honours and awards	Arctic 1943-44
Fate	Sunk 30 January 1944
Badge	.
General characteristics
Class and type	V-class destroyer
Displacement	1,777 long tons (1,806 t) standard 2,058 long tons (2,091 t) full load
Length	363 ft (111 m)
Beam	35 ft 8 in (10.87 m)
Draught	10 ft (3.0 m)
Propulsion	2 × Admiralty 3-drum water-tube boilers Geared steam turbines, 40,000 shp (29,828 kW) 2 shafts
Speed	37 knots (43 mph; 69 km/h)
Range	4,860 nmi (9,000 km) at 29 kn (54 km/h)
Complement	180 (225 in flotilla leader)
Armament	Original configuration : • 4 × QF 4.7-inch (120-mm) Mk IX guns in single mountings CP Mk.XXII • 2 × QF 40 mm Bofors guns in twin mount Mk.IV • 6 × QF 20 mm Oerlikon guns; 2 × twin mounts Mk.V, 2 × single mounts Mk.III • 2 × quadruple tubes for 21-inch (530 mm) torpedoes Mk.IX

HMS Hardy was a V-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that saw service during the Second World War. She was built by John Brown & Company, Clydebank, laid down on 14 May 1942, launched 18 March 1943, and completed 14 August 1943. Hardy was lost on 30 January 1944.

References

• Raven, Alan; Roberts, John (1978). War Built Destroyers O to Z Classes. London: Bivouac Books. ISBN 0-85680-010-4.
• Whitley, M. J. (1988). Destroyers of World War 2. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-326-1.

External links

• Hardy at naval-history.net
• Hardy at uboatnet