hms class destroyer built royal_navy initially assigned mediterranean_fleet transferred home_fleet world war ship spent bulk war escort duty participating normandy landings accepting surrender german garrison day formal german surrender ship exception pattern helped evacuate british soldiers civilians war assisted sinking german submarine claimed shot german aircraft redundant war broken scrap description displaced long tons standard load long tons deep load ship overall length feet beam feet inches draught feet inches powered geared steam turbines driving shafts developed total shaft horsepower gave maximum speed knots mph steam turbines provided admiralty drum boilers carried maximum long tons fuel oil gave range nautical miles knots mph ship complement officers enlisted men increased wartime ship mounted calibre quick firing inch guns single mounts designated rear anti aircraft defence millimetre pounder guns mounted platform funnels fitted water quadruple torpedo tube mounts inch torpedoes depth charge rail throwers fitted depth charges originally carried increased shortly war began ship fitted type set detect submarines reflections sound waves water october ship anti aircraft armament increased rear set torpedo tubes replaced inch pounder gun gun removed compensate additional depth charges added december ship converted escort destroyer replacement gun anti submarine mortar additional depth charge replaced pounder high angle gun pounder mounts replaced millimetre additional guns added forward superstructure june gun replaced split system launchers gun combat german boats pounder gun mounted tip bow construction service ship ordered march glasgow naval programme laid october launched september seventh ship carry completed april cost excluding items supplied admiralty guns ammunition communications equipment commissioning assigned 4th destroyer flotilla mediterranean_fleet shortly returning home deployed arab revolt support british forces flotilla reassigned home_fleet september ship began refit devonport arriving august lasted january refitted april september assigned plane guard aircraft carrier furious assignment lasted months refitted november january plane guard carrier collided sister ship required month worth repairs april following completion ship reassigned furious docked start world war september transferred 19th destroyer flotilla beginning war spent time april escorting convoys patrolling english channel north_sea aside dockyard period december january escorted convoys norway evacuated british troops civilians france action rescued survivors ocean liner sunk german aircraft evacuation june ship transferred 1st destroyer flotilla dover july damaged dive bombers july repairs devonport lasted august ship transferred 22nd destroyer flotilla completion served english channel transferred home_fleet escort duties october promptly escorted ferried aircraft iceland escorted convoy west_africa assigned february convoy escort duties clyde iceland repair weather damage broke foremast october type target indication radar installed bridge replaced director control tower rangefinder ship extensively damaged weather months later converted escort destroyer process lasted april point later war type short range surface search radar fitted assigned escort convoy soviet port april escorted convoy return trip convoy attacked german destroyers escorting destroyers drove german ships despite seriously lightly damaged splinters engagement return ship assigned escorted convoys clyde iceland october transferred participated november returning escort russia beginning december refit improve radar anti submarine equipment arctic ordered sierra early served local escort november month returned home_fleet escorted convoys russia 8th whilst escorting convoy ship assisted sinking german submarine april conjunction aircraft escort carrier assigned escort support forces participating operation overlord ship claimed shot medium bombers june began refit july dockyard lasted september rejoined 8th completion extensive repairs required december february briefly reassigned 8th transferred march escort duties ship tasked blockade german occupied ports france april accepted surrender german garrison sister bulldog placed reserve days later approved scrapping december turned scrapping january moved yard limited days later
HMS Beagle (H30)