HMS Kandahar

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HMS Kandahar (F28) was a K-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy during the 1930s, named after the Afghan city of Kandahar.

Description

The K-class destroyers were repeats of the preceding J class, except that they were not fitted for minesweeping gear. They displaced Template:Convert at standard load and Template:Convert at deep load. The ships had an overall length of Template:Convert, a beam of Template:Convert and a draught of Template: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 Template:Convert and gave a maximum speed of Template:Convert. The ships carried a maximum of Template:Convert of fuel oil that gave them a range of Template:Convert at Template:Convert. The ship's complement was 183 officers and men.<ref name=l7>Lenton, p. 167</ref>

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 [[British 21 inch torpedo|Template:Convert torpedoes]].<ref name=w78>Whitley, p. 117</ref> The ship was fitted with two depth charge throwers and one rack for 20 depth charges.<ref name=l7/>

Construction and career

Kandahar was launched on 21 March 1939.<ref>Alliston, John (1991). Destroyer Man. Ulverscroft, p. 76. Template:ISBN</ref>

On 21 February 1940, in company with sister ship Template:HMS and the cruiser Template:HMS, she captured the German blockade runner Template:SS off Iceland.<ref name=Wahehe>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

On 19 December 1941, she was part of British Force K, tasked to intercept an Italian convoy bound for Tripoli when she was irreparably damaged by a newly laid Italian mine whilst attempting to rescue the stricken cruiser Template:HMS. She was scuttled the next day by the destroyer Template:HMS. 73 men went down with the ship.<ref>Brown, David (2002). The Royal Navy and the Mediterranean: November 1940 – December 1941, Volume 1 Volumes 1-2 of Whitehall histories. Routledge, p. 224. Template:ISBN</ref>

References

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| first1 = J. J. 
| author-link1= J. J. Colledge
| last2 = Warlow
| first2 = Ben
| date = 2006
| orig-date = 1969
| title = Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of All Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy from the 15th Century to the Present
| edition = Rev.
| location = London
| publisher = Chatham Publishing
| isbn = 978-1-86176-281-8
| OCLC = 67375475

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External links

• HMS Neptune Association, includes information on the sinking of HMS Kandahar