Allied Warships

Destroyers

K class

1 ship

Technical information

TypeDestroyer
Displacement934 BRT 
Length80.5m 
Complement142 men 
Armament3 4" guns
2 47mm
4 18" torpedo tubes 
Max speed31 knots
Power22500 HP 
Notes on class 


All ships of the K class


Brazilian Navy (more on Brazilian Navy)

Maranhao (CT 12)


1 Destroyer of the K class.

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The last stand of the tin can sailors

Hornfischer, James D.

Books dealing with this subject include:

Arctic Convoy PQ8, Michael Wadsworth, 2010
The Battle of Tassafaronga, Russell Syndnor Crenshaw, 2010
Blood on the Sea, Parkin, Robert Sinclair, 1996
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
Deadly Seas, Bercuson, David Jay and Herwig, Holger H., 1997 (transl.)
Destroyer, Brookes, Ewart, 1973
Destroyer Leader, Smith, Peter Charles, 1968
Destroyers of World War Two, Whitley, M. J., 2000
Destroyer's War, Divine, Arthur Durham, 1942
The Enemy Below, Rayner, D. A., 1956 (transl.)
Fighting Destroyer, Connell, G. G., 1994
Full Circle, John Gritten, 2003



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