class destroyer originally ordered late 1930s bought royal_navy beginning world war september later renamed completed june ship temporarily assigned home_fleet began escorting convoys conducting anti submarine patrols badly damaged german air raid liverpool repairs completed beginning hurricane assigned flotilla leader assigned mid ocean escort force escorting convoys north_atlantic years ship torpedoed german submarine christmas eve scuttled day unable steam port description hurricane 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 hurricane carried maximum long tons fuel oil giving range nautical miles knots mph ship complement officers men vessel designed inch guns single mounts designated rear gun removed compensate additional depth charges added anti aircraft defence hurricane 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 fitted set detect submarines reflections sound waves water wartime modifications little data hurricane modifications war survived known rear torpedo tubes replaced pounder gun october ship short range armament augmented guns wings ship bridge calibre machine gun mounts replaced pair ship director control tower rangefinder bridge removed exchange type target indication radar type short range surface search radar probably fitted mid way war ship probably received radio direction mounted pole mainmast service ordered brazil december ship laid june purchased british september beginning world war renamed ship launched september commissioned june assigned 9th destroyer flotilla home fleet commissioning new construction replaced losses suffered previous months hurricane began escorting convoys conducting anti submarine patrols september ship rescued survivors small passenger ship evacuating children freighter marina rescued survivors passenger cargo liner city landed scotland hurricane bombed sunk german air raid liverpool night struck bomb passed hull detonated underneath explosion blew large hole flooded engine room oil tanks ship structure badly damaged stern began downwards hurricane moved sink block traffic harbour killed attack crewmen received minor injuries ship repaired returned service january flotilla leader assigned mid ocean escort force hurricane remained leader years whilst escorting convoy ship hit acoustic torpedo fired german submarine evening december torpedo ship propeller noises blew feet stern explosion killed wounded crew rendered unable following morning scuttled destroyer
HMS Hurricane (H06)