Allied Warships


Destroyers

U class

8 ships


The U class destroyer HMS Undaunted (ii).

Technical information

TypeDestroyer
Displacement1710 BRT 
Length363 feet 
Complement180 men 
ArmamentAs designed;
4 4.5" guns (4x1)
2 40mm AA (1x2)
6 20mm AA (2x2, 2x1)
8 21" torpedo tubes 
Max speed37 knots
EnginesGeared turbines, 2 shafts 
Power40000 HP 
Notes on class 


All ships of the U class:

Royal Navy (more on Royal Navy)

HMS Ulster (R 83)
HMS Ulysses (R 69)
HMS Undaunted (ii) (R 53)
HMS Undine (ii) (R 42)
HMS Urania (R 05)
HMS Urchin (R 99)
HMS Ursa (R 22)

Flotilla leader

Royal Navy (more on Royal Navy)

HMS Grenville (ii) (R 97)



The last stand of the tin can sailors
Hornfischer, James D.

Books dealing with this subject include:

Blood on the Sea, Parkin, Robert Sinclair, 1996
A Blue Water Navy, WAB Douglas, R. Sarty, M. Whitby et al., 2007
Cadillac of Destroyers, Barrie, Ron and Macpherson, Ken, 1996
Cape Hatteras, Lloyd, Keith Warren, 2008
Capturing Enigma, Harper, Stephen, 2000 (transl.)
The Court-Martial of Ensign Mason, Nash, Edgar M., 2001
DD 522 : Diary of a destroyer, Surels, Ron, 1996
Deadly Seas, Bercuson, David Jay and Herwig, Holger H., 1997 (transl.)
Destroyer, Brookes, Ewart, 1973
Destroyer Captain, Hill, Roger, 1986
Destroyer Escorts of World War Two, Walkowiak, Thomas F., 1996
Destroyer Leader, Smith, Peter Charles, 1968
Destroyer Squadron 23, Jones, Ken, 1997
Destroyers of World War Two, Whitley, M. J., 2000
Destroyer's War, Divine, Arthur Durham, 1942



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