HMAS Quiberon (G81)

	HMAS Quiberon
History
Australia
Namesake	Battle of Quiberon Bay, 1759
Builder	J. Samuel White
Laid down	14 October 1940
Launched	31 January 1942
Commissioned	6 July 1942
Decommissioned	26 June 1964
Reclassified	Anti-submarine frigate (1954)
Motto	"Seek and Subdue"
Honours &; awards	Battle honours:; Mediterranean 1942; North Africa 1942–43; Atlantic 1943; Indian Ocean 1943–44; East Indies 1944; Pacific 1944–45; Okinawa 1945; Japan 1945;
Fate	Sold for scrap in 1972
General characteristics (as launched)
Class & type	Q-class destroyer
Displacement	1,705 tons standard; 2,424 tons deep load;
Length	361 ft 1.5 in (110.071 m) length overall; 339 ft 6 in (103.48 m) between perpendiculars;
Beam	35 ft 8 in (10.87 m)
Propulsion	2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, Parsons Impulse turbines, 40,000 shp (30,000 kW)
Speed	32.7 knots (60.6 km/h; 37.6 mph)
Range	1,150 nautical miles (2,130 km; 1,320 mi) at 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph); 3,560 nautical miles (6,590 km; 4,100 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph);
Complement	8 officers, 181 sailors
Armament	4 × QF 4.7-inch (120 mm) guns; 1 × quadruple 2-pounder (40 mm) pom-pom AA guns; 6 × 20 mm Oerlikon AA guns; 4 × Depth charge throwers; 2 × quadruple 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tube sets;
General characteristics (post conversion)
Type	Modified Type 15 frigate
Draught	15.5 ft (4.7 m)
Range	4,040 nautical miles (7,480 km; 4,650 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)

HMAS Quiberon (G81/D20/D281/F03) was a Q-class destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Although built for the Royal Navy and remaining British property until 1950, Quiberon was one of two Q-class destroyers commissioned into the RAN during World War II. She was passed into full RAN ownership in 1950, and converted into an anti-submarine frigate.

History
HMAS Quiberon
Australia
Namesake	Battle of Quiberon Bay, 1759
Builder	J. Samuel White
Laid down	14 October 1940
Launched	31 January 1942
Commissioned	6 July 1942
Decommissioned	26 June 1964
Reclassified	Anti-submarine frigate (1954)
Motto	"Seek and Subdue"
Honours & awards	Battle honours: Mediterranean 1942 North Africa 1942–43 Atlantic 1943 Indian Ocean 1943–44 East Indies 1944 Pacific 1944–45 Okinawa 1945 Japan 1945
Fate	Sold for scrap in 1972
General characteristics (as launched)
Class & type	Q-class destroyer
Displacement	1,705 tons standard 2,424 tons deep load
Length	361 ft 1.5 in (110.071 m) length overall 339 ft 6 in (103.48 m) between perpendiculars
Beam	35 ft 8 in (10.87 m)
Propulsion	2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, Parsons Impulse turbines, 40,000 shp (30,000 kW)
Speed	32.7 knots (60.6 km/h; 37.6 mph)
Range	1,150 nautical miles (2,130 km; 1,320 mi) at 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) 3,560 nautical miles (6,590 km; 4,100 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph)
Complement	8 officers, 181 sailors
Armament	4 × QF 4.7-inch (120 mm) guns 1 × quadruple 2-pounder (40 mm) pom-pom AA guns 6 × 20 mm Oerlikon AA guns 4 × Depth charge throwers 2 × quadruple 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tube sets
General characteristics (post conversion)
Type	Modified Type 15 frigate
Draught	15.5 ft (4.7 m)
Range	4,040 nautical miles (7,480 km; 4,650 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)