HMS Chevron (R51)

HMS Chevron on the River Clyde, 18 May 1945
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Chevron
Ordered24 July 1942
BuilderAlexander Stephen and Sons Limited, (Glasgow, Scotland)
Yard number599
Laid down18 March 1943
Launched23 February 1944
Commissioned23 August 1945
IdentificationPennant number: R51
FateScrapped at Inverkeithing in December 1969
General characteristics
Class & typeC-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 1,900 long tons (1,930 t) standard
  • 2,535 long tons (2,576 t) full load
Length
  • 362 ft 9 in (110.57 m) o/a
  • 339 ft 6 in (103.48 m) pp
Beam35 ft 9 in (10.90 m)
Draught10 ft 6 in (3.20 m)
Propulsion
  • 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers,
  • Parsons single-reduction geared steam turbines,
  • 40,000 shp (30 MW), 2 shafts
Speed
  • 36 kn (67 km/h; 41 mph)
  • 32 kn (59 km/h; 37 mph) (full load)
Range
  • 4,675 nautical miles (8,658 km; 5,380 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
  • 1,400 nautical miles (2,600 km; 1,600 mi) at 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)
Complement186
Armament

HMS Chevron was a C-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that was in service from August 1945 to the 1960s. She was scrapped in 1969.

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