Allied Warships


Destroyers

Q class

10 ships


The Q class destroyer HMS Queenborough.

Technical information

TypeDestroyer
Displacement1692 BRT 
Length358 feet 
Complement175 men 
ArmamentAs designed;
4 4.7" guns (4x1)
4 2pdr AA (1x4)
6 20mm AA (2x2, 2x1)
8 21" torpedo tubes 
Max speed37 knots
EnginesGeared turbines, 2 shafts. 
Power40000 SHP 
Notes on class 


All ships of the Q class:

Royal Australian Navy (more on Royal Australian Navy)

HMAS Quiberon (G 81)
HMAS Quickmatch (G 92)

Royal Navy (more on Royal Navy)

HMS Quiberon (G 81) (To Australia as HMAS Quiberon)
HMS Quickmatch (G 92) (To Australia as HMAS Quickmatch)
HMS Quadrant (G 11)
HMS Quail (G 45) (lost 18 Jun 1944)
HMS Quality (G 62)
HMS Queenborough (G 70)
HMS Quentin (G 78) (lost 2 Dec 1942)

Flotilla leader

Royal Navy (more on Royal Navy)

HMS Quilliam (G 09)

2 destroyers of the Q class lost.


Q class ships hit by U-boats (1)

15 Nov 1943HMS QuailTotal lossU-453


South pacific destroyer
Russell Sydnor Crenshaw Jr.

Books dealing with this subject include:

A Blue Water Navy, WAB Douglas, R. Sarty, M. Whitby et al., 2007
Destroyer Captain, Hill, Roger, 1986
Destroyer Squadron 23, Jones, Ken, 1997
In Peril on the Sea, Kane, James S., 1994
South pacific destroyer, Russell Sydnor Crenshaw Jr., 2009
Submarine Grayback, Cline, Rick, 1999



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