HMS Kingston (F64)

	Profile view of Kingston
History
United Kingdom
Name	Kingston
Builder	J. Samuel White and Company, Cowes, Isle of Wight
Laid down	6 October 1937
Launched	9 January 1939
Sponsored by	Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
Commissioned	14 September 1939
Identification	Pennant number: F64
Fate	Constructive total loss after naval action and airstrikes, scrapped at Malta
General characteristics (as built)
Class & type	K-class destroyer
Displacement	1,690 long tons (1,720 t) (standard)
Length	356 ft 6 in (108.7 m) o/a
Beam	35 ft 9 in (10.9 m)
Draught	12 ft 6 in (3.8 m) (deep)
Installed power	2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers; 44,000 shp (33,000 kW);
Propulsion	2 × shafts; 2 × geared steam turbines
Speed	36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Range	5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	183 (218 for flotilla leaders)
Sensors &; processing systems	ASDIC
Armament	3 × twin 4.7 in (120 mm) guns; 1 × quadruple 2 pdr (40 mm (1.6 in)) AA guns; 2 × quadruple 0.5 in (12.7 mm) machineguns; 2 × quintuple 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes; 1 × depth charge rack; 2 × throwers; 20 × depth charges;

HMS Kingston was a K-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy during the 1930s.

History
Profile view of Kingston
United Kingdom
Name	Kingston
Builder	J. Samuel White and Company, Cowes, Isle of Wight
Laid down	6 October 1937
Launched	9 January 1939
Sponsored by	Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
Commissioned	14 September 1939
Identification	Pennant number: F64
Fate	Constructive total loss after naval action and airstrikes, scrapped at Malta
General characteristics (as built)
Class & type	K-class destroyer
Displacement	1,690 long tons (1,720 t) (standard)
Length	356 ft 6 in (108.7 m) o/a
Beam	35 ft 9 in (10.9 m)
Draught	12 ft 6 in (3.8 m) (deep)
Installed power	2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers 44,000 shp (33,000 kW)
Propulsion	2 × shafts; 2 × geared steam turbines
Speed	36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Range	5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	183 (218 for flotilla leaders)
Sensors & processing systems	ASDIC
Armament	3 × twin 4.7 in (120 mm) guns 1 × quadruple 2 pdr (40 mm (1.6 in)) AA guns 2 × quadruple 0.5 in (12.7 mm) machineguns 2 × quintuple 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes 1 × depth charge rack; 2 × throwers; 20 × depth charges