HMS Hampshire (D06)
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.png) HMS Hampshire |
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| Career (UK) |  |
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| Name: | HMS Hampshire |
| Laid down: | 26 March 1959 |
| Launched: | 16 March 1961 |
| Commissioned: | 15 March 1963 |
| Decommissioned: | 1976 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap in 1979 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | County class destroyer |
| Beam: | 53 feet (16 m) |
| Draught: | 20 feet 5 inches (6.2 m) |
| Propulsion: | COSAG (Combined steam and gas) turbines, 2 shafts |
| Aircraft carried: | 1 × Lynx or Wessex helicopter |
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Hampshire.
HMS Hampshire (D06) was a County-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was decommissioned in 1976 and cannibalised for spares to feed her sister ships. Hampshire was sold for scrap in 1979.
[edit] See also
- List of ship launches in 1961
- List of ship commissionings in 1963
- List of ship decommissionings in 1976
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