HMS Legion (1939)
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 HMS Legion (G74) |
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| Career UK |  |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | 31 March 1938 |
| Laid down: | 1 November 1938 |
| Launched: | 26 December 1939 |
| Commissioned: | 19 December 1940 |
| Status: | Sunk on 26 March 1942 by aircraft bombing of Malta harbour |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1920 tons |
| Length: | 362.5 ft (110.5 m) |
| Beam: | 36.7 ft (11.2 m) |
| Draught: | 10.0 ft (3.05 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 shafts; 2 geared steam turbines; 2 drum type boilers; 48000 shp (35.8 MW) |
| Speed: | 36 knots (66.7 km/h) |
| Complement: | 221 |
HMS Legion, a British navy L-class destroyer launched in 1939.
Along with HMS Gurkha, it destroyed the Italian submarine Adua on September 30, 1941. On November 13 of the same year, it rescued sailors from the sinking HMS Ark Royal and transported them to Gibraltar. It was destroyed by German aircraft during a bombing of Malta.
[edit] References
- Allied Warships: Destroyer HMS Legion of the L class. Retrieved on January 9, 2006.
- Allied Warships: L class Destroyers. Retrieved on January 9, 2006.
- Technical Details of Ship: HMS Legion. Retrieved on January 9, 2006.
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