Technical information
Type | Destroyer |
Displacement | 1540 BRT |
Length | 345 feet |
Complement | 175 men |
Armament | As designed; 4 4.7" guns (4x1) 4 2pdr AA (1x4) 6 20mm AA (2x2, 2x1) 8 21" torpedo tubes |
Max speed | 37 knots |
Engines | Geared turbines, 2 shafts |
Power | 40000 HP |
Notes on class | Duo to shortages in the supply of 4.7" guns these ships were fitted with 4" guns instead. |
All ships of the P class
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HMS Paladin (G 69) | ||
HMS Panther (G 41) | Lost on 9 Oct 1943 | |
HMS Partridge (G 30) | Lost on 18 Dec 1942 | |
HMS Pathfinder (G 10) | ||
HMS Penn (G 77) | ||
HMS Petard (G 56) | ||
HMS Porcupine (G 93) | ||
Flotilla leader | ||
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HMS Pakenham (G 06) | Lost on 16 Apr 1943 | |
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See all Destroyer classes.
P class ships hit by U-boats (2) | |||
18 Dec 1942 | HMS Partridge | Sunk | U-565 |
9 Dec 1942 | HMS Porcupine | Total loss | U-602 |
The last stand of the tin can sailors Hornfischer, James D. |
Books dealing with this subject include:
200,000 Miles Aboard the Destroyer Cotten, Robinson, C. Snelling, 1999 |