HMS Trafalgar (D77)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Trafalgar.
HMS Trafalgar was a Battle-class destroyer of the Royal Navy (RN). She was named after the Battle of Trafalgar, a decisive British victory over a Franco-Spanish Fleet in 1805. Trafalgar was built by Swan Hunter on the Tyne. She was launched on 12 January 1944 and commissioned on 23 July 1945.
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Trafalgar |
Builder | Swan Hunter |
Laid down | 1943 |
Launched | 12 January 1944 |
Commissioned | 23 July 1945 |
Decommissioned | 1963 |
Identification | Pennant number: D77 |
Fate | Laid up in reserve at Portsmouth. Scrapped at Dalmuir in 1971 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Battle-class destroyer |
Displacement | 2,325 tons |
Length | 379 ft (116 m) |
Beam | 40.25 ft (12.27 m) |
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