class destroyer originally ordered late 1930s bought royal_navy beginning world war september later renamed completed march assigned 9th destroyer flotilla home fleet ship assigned convoy escort duties june sinking german submarine october transferred sierra escort convoys west_africa returned united_kingdom august flotilla leader early continued escort convoys north_atlantic rest war ship target ship war ended sold scrap description displaced long tons standard load long tons deep load ship overall length feet beam feet draught feet inches powered parsons geared steam turbines driving shafts developed total shaft horsepower gave maximum speed knots mph steam turbines provided admiralty drum water tube boilers carried maximum long tons fuel oil giving range nautical miles knots mph ship complement officers men vessel designed calibre inch guns single mounts designated rear gun removed compensate additional depth charges added anti aircraft defence quadruple mark mounts inch vickers machine gun fitted water quadruple torpedo tube mounts inch torpedoes depth charge rail throwers originally fitted increased sets rails throwers fitting ship load depth charges increased completed director control tower remaining inch low angle guns fired local control ranges provided rangefinder fitted set detect submarines reflections sound waves water wartime modifications little data modifications war survived known rear torpedo tubes replaced pounder gun july ship short range armament later augmented guns wings ship bridge calibre machine gun mounts replaced pair uncertain ship director control tower installed type target indication radar installed bridge point ship converted escort destroyer gun replaced anti submarine mortar additional depth charge replaced pounder high angle gun type short range surface search radar fitted radio direction mounted pole mainmast history originally ordered december ship laid company hampshire september purchased british september beginning world war renamed hms launched october commissioned march working portland harbour assigned 9th destroyer flotilla home fleet began escort duty april days later ship ran aground moderately damaged floated repaired hull april escorted battlecruiser renown scapa_flow arrived flotilla transferred mid june rescued survivors torpedoed armed merchant cruiser route plymouth later month ship escorted ships evacuating allied troops french ports atlantic coast operation rejoined 9th destroyer flotilla convoy escort duties january time briefly refitted mid july pounder gun replacing rear set torpedo tubes sister ship sank german submarine october december escorted torpedoed canadian destroyer repairs began longer refit shipyard january march completion ship briefly assigned continuing begin escort duties 18th destroyer flotilla remained august transferred later assigned 28th refitted rearmed february march flotilla leader escort group assigned mid ocean escort force refit completed ship escorted convoy largest convoy battle war march unsuccessfully attacked battle ship given extensive overhaul december april lengthened damaged collision completion rejoined group remained september transferred escort group flotilla leader crushed bow april struck ice towed newfoundland temporary repairs received permanent repairs nearby april july ship reached portsmouth days later later sailed service target ship aircraft placed category reserve january approved scrapping february sold demolition begin
HMS Highlander (H44)