HMS Trafalgar (D77)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Trafalgar
Builder	Swan Hunter
Laid down	1943
Launched	12 January 1944
Commissioned	23 July 1945
Decommissioned	1963
Identification	Pennant number: D77
Fate	Laid up in reserve at Portsmouth. Scrapped at Dalmuir in 1971
General characteristics
Class & type	Battle-class destroyer
Displacement	2,325 tons
Length	379 ft (116 m)
Beam	40.25 ft (12.27 m)
Armament	2 × twin 4.5 in guns QF Mark III on mounting BD Mk. IV; 1 × single QF 4 inch naval gun Mk XXIII on mount Mk. III; 4 × twin 40 mm Bofors mounts "Hazemeyer" Mk. IV; 4-6 × single 40 mm Bofors mounts Mk. VII; 2 × quad tubes for 21 inch (533 mm) torpedoes Mk. IX; Two depth charge rails.; Four depth charge throwers.; depth charges later replaced by 1 × Squid (mortar);

HMS Trafalgar was a Battle-class destroyer of the Royal Navy (RN). She was named after the Battle of Trafalgar, a decisive British victory over a Franco-Spanish Fleet in 1805. Trafalgar was built by Swan Hunter on the Tyne. She was launched on 12 January 1944 and commissioned on 23 July 1945.

History

United Kingdom
Name	HMS Trafalgar
Builder	Swan Hunter
Laid down	1943
Launched	12 January 1944
Commissioned	23 July 1945
Decommissioned	1963
Identification	Pennant number: D77
Fate	Laid up in reserve at Portsmouth. Scrapped at Dalmuir in 1971
General characteristics
Class & type	Battle-class destroyer
Displacement	2,325 tons
Length	379 ft (116 m)
Beam	40.25 ft (12.27 m)
Armament	2 × twin 4.5 in guns QF Mark III on mounting BD Mk. IV 1 × single QF 4 inch naval gun Mk XXIII on mount Mk. III 4 × twin 40 mm Bofors mounts "Hazemeyer" Mk. IV 4-6 × single 40 mm Bofors mounts Mk. VII 2 × quad tubes for 21 inch (533 mm) torpedoes Mk. IX Two depth charge rails. Four depth charge throwers. depth charges later replaced by 1 × Squid (mortar)