hms daring class destroyer built royal_navy early 1930s ship spent bulk career briefly commanded world war daring escorted convoys red_sea october november returned january time years escorting convoy norway sunk german submarine february description daring 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 daring carried maximum long tons fuel oil gave range nautical miles knots mph ship complement officers men ship mounted calibre inch guns single mounts anti aircraft defence daring single inch gun funnels millimetre pounder guns mounted bridge fitted water quadruple torpedo tube mounts inch torpedoes depth charge rail throwers fitted depth charges originally carried increased shortly war began career daring ordered february naval estimates laid yard southampton june launched april completed november total cost excluding equipment supplied admiralty weapons ammunition wireless equipment ship initially assigned 1st destroyer flotilla mediterranean brief deployment red_sea september october lord assumed command april daring given refit september october prepare ship service december sailed join 8th destroyer flotilla far_east served outbreak war ship arrival singapore lord transferred command commander assumed command ship sisters duncan diana transferred mediterranean_fleet shortly world war began september daring kept red_sea escort patrol work november overhauled malta november december ship escorted ocean liner belfast early repair portsmouth january daring joined 3rd destroyer flotilla scapa_flow february escort duties escorting convoy norway torpedoed february position command daring capsized sank quickly having stern blown ship company lost survivors rescued submarine witnessed attack acclaimed model model hms daring renowned marine model maker held
HMS Daring (H16)