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{{short description|Destroyer of the Royal Navy}} |
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|Ship caption=''Hardy'' in August 1943 |
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|Ship country=[[United Kingdom]] |
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|Ship name=HMS ''Hardy'' |
|Ship name=HMS ''Hardy'' |
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|Ship ordered= 1 September 1941 |
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|Ship fate=Scuttled after being torpedoed on 30 January 1944 |
|Ship fate=Scuttled after being torpedoed on 30 January 1944 |
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|Ship identification=[[Pennant number]]:R08 |
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|Ship armament=*''Original configuration'' : |
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*4 × [[4.7 |
*4 × [[QF 4.7-inch Mk IX & XII naval gun|QF 4.7-inch (120-mm) Mk IX guns]] in single mountings [[British ordnance terms#CP|CP]] Mk.XXII |
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*2 × [[Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/60|QF 40 mm Bofors]] guns in twin mount Mk.IV |
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*6 × [[Oerlikon 20 mm cannon|QF 20 mm Oerlikon]] guns; 2 × twin mounts Mk.V, 2 × single mounts Mk.III |
*6 × [[Oerlikon 20 mm cannon|QF 20 mm Oerlikon]] guns; 2 × twin mounts Mk.V, 2 × single mounts Mk.III |
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*2 × quadruple tubes for [[British 21-inch torpedo|{{convert|21|inch|mm|adj=on}} torpedo]]es Mk.IX |
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''Hardy'' was built by [[John Brown & Company]], Clydebank, laid down on 14 May 1942, launched 18 March 1943, and completed 14 August 1943. |
''Hardy'' was built by [[John Brown & Company]], Clydebank, laid down on 14 May 1942, launched 18 March 1943, and completed 14 August 1943. |
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While escorting [[Convoy JW 56A]] during |
While escorting [[Convoy JW 56A]] during the Second World War, ''Hardy'' was [[torpedo]]ed and damaged in the [[Arctic Ocean]] at {{coord|73|40|N|24|30|E}} by the [[Nazi Germany|German]] [[submarine]] {{GS|U-278||2}} on 30 January 1944 with the loss of 35 crew members. The British destroyers {{HMS|Venus|R50|6}} <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.naval-history.net/xDKWW2-4400-60ALL.htm |title=Naval Events, January–December 1944 (in outline only) |publisher=Naval History |accessdate=29 December 2011}}</ref> and {{HMS|Virago|R75|6}} rescued her survivors and sank her. HMS Virago sustained damage to her bow while in contact with Hardy which was later repaired by Russian workers while at the convoy destination in Murmansk.<ref>IWM oral history Pratt, James William</ref> |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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==References== |
==References== |
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*{{cite book|last=Raven|first=Alan|author2=Roberts, John|title=War Built Destroyers O to Z Classes|publisher=Bivouac Books|location=London|date=1978|isbn=0-85680-010-4}} |
* {{cite book|last=Raven|first=Alan|author2=Roberts, John|title=War Built Destroyers O to Z Classes|publisher=Bivouac Books|location=London|date=1978|isbn=0-85680-010-4}} |
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* {{cite book|last=Whitley|first=M. J.|title=Destroyers of World War 2|publisher=Naval Institute Press|date=1988|isbn=0-87021-326-1|location=Annapolis, Maryland}} |
* {{cite book|last=Whitley|first=M. J.|title=Destroyers of World War 2|publisher=Naval Institute Press|date=1988|isbn=0-87021-326-1|location=Annapolis, Maryland}} |
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* {{cite web |url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80020360 | title=Oral history Pratt, James William | publisher=IWM 21595}} |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-10DD-60V-Hardy2.htm ''Hardy'' at naval-history.net] |
* [http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-10DD-60V-Hardy2.htm ''Hardy'' at naval-history.net] |
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*[http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/4516.html ''Hardy'' at uboatnet] |
* [http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/4516.html ''Hardy'' at uboatnet] |
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*https://racmp.co.uk/veterans/herbert-sydney-roberts/ |
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*https://racmp.co.uk/veterans/frederick-pearce/ |
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[[Category:World War II shipwrecks in the Arctic Ocean]] |
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Hardy in August 1943
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History | |
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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 | Scuttled after being torpedoed on 30 January 1944 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | V-class destroyer |
Displacement |
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Length | 363 ft (111 m) |
Beam | 35 ft 8 in (10.87 m) |
Draught | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
Propulsion |
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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 |
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HMS Hardy was a V-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that saw service during the Second World War.
History[edit]
Hardy was built by John Brown & Company, Clydebank, laid down on 14 May 1942, launched 18 March 1943, and completed 14 August 1943.
While escorting Convoy JW 56A during the Second World War, Hardy was torpedoed and damaged in the Arctic Ocean at 73°40′N 24°30′E / 73.667°N 24.500°E by the German submarine U-278 on 30 January 1944 with the loss of 35 crew members. The British destroyers HMS Venus [1] and HMS Virago rescued her survivors and sank her. HMS Virago sustained damage to her bow while in contact with Hardy which was later repaired by Russian workers while at the convoy destination in Murmansk.[2]
Notes[edit]
- ^ "Naval Events, January–December 1944 (in outline only)". Naval History. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- ^ IWM oral history Pratt, James William
References[edit]
- 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.
- "Oral history Pratt, James William". IWM 21595.
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
- Hardy at naval-history.net
- Hardy at uboatnet
- https://racmp.co.uk/veterans/herbert-sydney-roberts/
- https://racmp.co.uk/veterans/frederick-pearce/