HMS Imperial (D09)
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| Career |  |
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| Built By: | R. and W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Company, Limited, at Hebburn-on-Tyne, England |
| Laid down: | 22 January 1936 |
| Launched: | 11 December 1936 |
| Commissioned: | 30 June 1937 |
| Paid off: | |
| Fate: | Sunk 29 May 1941 |
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| General Characteristics | |
| Type: | Destroyer |
| Displacement: | 1,340 tons (except Inglefield 1456 tons) (standard) 1,980 tons (full load) |
| Length: | 323 ft (98 m) (except Inglefield 337 ft) |
| Beam: | 33 ft |
| Draught: | 12 ft 5 inch (13 ft 4 inch full load) |
| Propulsion: | Parsons geared turbines, 2 shafts, 3 boilers, 34,000 hp (30 MW) |
| Speed: | 36 knots (70 km/h) |
| Range: | |
| Complement: | 145 |
| Armament: | four (Inglefield 5) 4.7 inch (120 mm) guns eight 0.5 inch (13 mm) AA machine guns 10 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes, (2 x5) (8 torpedo tubes in ex "Turkish" ships) 45 depth charges. |
| Armour: | |
| Aircraft: | none |
| Source: | Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946 |
HMS Imperial (D09) was an I-class destroyer that served with the Royal Navy during World War II.
During the battle of Crete Imperial was attacked by German aircraft as she evacuated British forces from Crete. She was so severely damaged that she was declared a complete loss and sunk off the north coast of Crete on 29 May 1941 by Hotspur.
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