HMS Cassandra (R62)
HMS Cassandra was a C-class destroyer of the Royal Navy, ordered in February 1942 from Yarrow Shipbuilders. She was originally to be named HMS Tourmaline but this was changed to Cassandra in November 1942 to fit her revised class name. She was laid down on 30 January 1943 and launched on 29 November 1943.
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HMS Cassandra (R62)
HMS Cassandra was a C-class destroyer of the Royal Navy, ordered in February 1942 from Yarrow Shipbuilders. She was originally to be named HMS Tourmaline but this was changed to Cassandra in November 1942 to fit her revised class name. She was laid down on 30 January 1943 and launched on 29 November 1943.
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HMS Cassandra was a C-class de ...... launched on 29 November 1943.
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commissioning date
1944-07-28
completion date
1944-07-28
laying down
1943-01-30
length (μ)
1,106424e+2
motto
Furiosior undis: 'More mad than the waves'
ship beam (μ)
1,08966e+1
ship launched
1943-11-29
status
Arrived atbreaker's yardfor scrapping on 28 April 1967
top speed (kmh)
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32.541.342
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732.751.273
Ship armament
*3 × QF L/45 guns Mark IV on ...... Squid anti-submarine launchers
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On a Field Blue, a woman's hea ...... sed about her ears all Proper.
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Ship country
United Kingdom
Ship displacement
Ship draught
* light,
* full
Ship identification
Pennant number: R62 initially, but changed to D10 in 1945
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Ship propulsion
*2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers,
*Parsons geared steam turbines,
*, 2 shafts
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Ship renamed
*Built as HMS Tourmaline
*Renamed HMS Cassandra in November 1942
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HMS Cassandra was a C-class de ...... launched on 29 November 1943.
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