HMS Kashmir (F12)
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HMS Kashmir (F12) was a K-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy during the 1930s, named after the princely state of Kashmir in British India.
Description
The K-class destroyers were repeats of the preceding J class, except that they were not fitted for minesweeping gear. They displaced Script error: No such module "convert". at standard load and Script error: No such module "convert". at deep load. The ships had an overall length of Script error: No such module "convert"., a beam of Script error: No such module "convert". and a draught of Script error: No such module "convert".. They were powered by Parsons geared steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft, using steam provided by two Admiralty three-drum boilers. The turbines developed a total of Script error: No such module "convert". and gave a maximum speed of Script error: No such module "convert".. The ships carried a maximum of Script error: No such module "convert". of fuel oil that gave them a range of Script error: No such module "convert". at Script error: No such module "convert".. The ship's complement was 183 officers and men.[1]
The ships were armed with six 4.7-inch (120 mm) Mark XII guns in twin mounts, two superfiring in front of the bridge and one aft of the superstructure. For anti-aircraft (AA) defence, they had one quadruple mount for 2-pounder "pom-pom" guns and two quadruple mounts for the 0.5 inch Vickers Mark III anti-aircraft machinegun. The K-class ships were fitted with two above-water quintuple mounts for Script error: No such module "convert". torpedoes.[2] The ship was fitted with two depth charge throwers and one rack for 20 depth charges.[1]
Construction and career
Kashmir was laid down by Thornycroft in Southampton in October 1937, launched on 4 April 1939 and commissioned on 26 October 1939.
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Kashmir was bombed and sunk on 23 May 1941 by German Stuka dive bombers belonging to StG 2 and led by Hubertus Hitschhold, south of Crete in position Script error: No such module "Coordinates"..
Notes
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External links
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- J, K and N-class destroyers of the Royal Navy
- Ships built in Southampton
- 1939 ships
- World War II destroyers of the United Kingdom
- World War II shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea
- Maritime incidents in May 1941
- Ships sunk by aircraft during the Battle of Crete
- Naval magazine explosions
- Ships sunk by German aircraft
- Ships built by John I. Thornycroft & Company
- Shipwrecks of Greece