HMS Pytchley (L92)

HMS Pytchley in coastal waters, c1941 (IWM)
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Pytchley
Ordered11 April 1939
BuilderScotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Greenock
Laid down26 July 1939
Launched13 February 1940
Completed23 October 1940
Decommissioned1946
IdentificationPennant number:L92
Honours &
awards
  • North Sea 1942–45
  • English Channel 1942–44
  • Arctic 1943
  • Normandy 1944
FateScrapped, 1956
BadgeOn a Field Red two hunting horns in Saltire and a mascle in fret, all Gold
General characteristics
Class & typeType I Hunt-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 1,050 long tons (1,070 t) standard
  • 1,430 long tons (1,450 t) full load
Length85.3 m (279 ft 10 in) o/a
Beam9.6 m (31 ft 6 in)
Draught2.51 m (8 ft 3 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 27.5 knots (31.6 mph; 50.9 km/h)
  • 26 kn (29.9 mph; 48.2 km/h) full
Range
  • 3,500 nmi (6,500 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h)
  • 1,000 nmi (1,850 km) at 26 kn (48 km/h)
Complement164
Armament

HMS Pytchley was a Type I Hunt-class destroyer of the Royal Navy which served in World War II. She was scrapped in 1956.

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