HMS Berkeley (L17)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Berkeley |
| Namesake | A fox hunt in Gloucestershire, England |
| Builder | Cammell Laird, Birkenhead |
| Laid down | 8 June 1939 |
| Launched | 29 January 1940 |
| Completed | 6 June 1940 |
| Commissioned | 6 June 1940 |
| Identification | Pennant number: L17 |
| Motto | Dieu avec nous |
| Honours & awards | |
| Fate | Scuttled 19 August 1942 |
| Badge | On a Field Gold. Upon a Red roundel, in front of two hunting horns in saltire gold and a cross patee white. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Hunt-class destroyer |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 280 ft (85 m) |
| Beam | 29 ft (8.8 m) |
| Draught | 10 ft 9 in (3.28 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 27.5 knots (50.9 km/h; 31.6 mph) |
| Range | 3,500 nmi (6,480 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h) / 1,000 nmi (2,000 km) at 26 knots (48 km/h) |
| Complement | 146 |
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HMS Berkeley was a Type I Hunt-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was a member of the first subgroup of the Hunt class and saw service in World War II before being bombed at Dieppe and then scuttled by HMS Albrighton.