HMS Matapan (D43)
HMS Matapan (D43) was a later or 1943 Battle-class fleet destroyer of the Royal Navy (RN). She was named after the Battle of Cape Matapan between the Royal Navy and the Regia Marina, which ended in a decisive victory for the RN force, resulting in the destruction of three cruisers and two destroyers of the Italian Navy and was a heavy blow to the Italians. So far, she has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear that name.
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HMS Matapan (D43)
HMS Matapan (D43) was a later or 1943 Battle-class fleet destroyer of the Royal Navy (RN). She was named after the Battle of Cape Matapan between the Royal Navy and the Regia Marina, which ended in a decisive victory for the RN force, resulting in the destruction of three cruisers and two destroyers of the Italian Navy and was a heavy blow to the Italians. So far, she has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear that name.
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HMS Matapan (D43) was a later ...... etmates in Royal Navy service.
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1947-09-05
laying down
1943-03-11
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1.155192e+2
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ship launched
1945-04-30
status
Broken up 1979
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* Lt Cdr.D.E. Holloway, Januar ...... vans, August 1976-August 1977.
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Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment
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Ship armament
* 5 × gun
*8 × Bofors 40 mm guns
*10 × torpedo tubes
*2 × Squid mortar
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Ship commissioned
1947-09-05
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Ship country
United Kingdom
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Ship decommissioned
Ship displacement
* 2,480 tons standard
* 3,835 tons post 1973 conversion
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Ship draught
* mean,
* max
*increasing to post 1973 conversion
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Ship fate
Broken up 1979
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Ship laid down
1943-03-11
Ship launched
1945-04-30
Ship name
HMS Matapan
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Ship notes
All armament was removed during the conversion to sonar trials ship
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Ship propulsion
* Oil-fired, two three-drum boilers
* Parsons geared turbines, twin screws
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Ship reclassified
Sonar trials ship, 1973
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Ship sensors
* Post 1973 conversion
** Type ...... M active bottom profiler sonar
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