HMS Zambesi (R66)
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HMS Zambesi was a Z-class destroyer. She has been the only Royal Navy warship to bear that name. She was launched on 21 December 1942 at the Cammell Laird shipyard at Birkenhead and commissioned on 18 July 1944. She was 'adopted' by the civil community of Bromley, as part of Warship Week in 1942.
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HMS Zambesi under tow on the River Mersey, 19 July 1944 | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Zambesi |
Namesake | Zambesi |
Ordered | 12 February 1942 |
Builder | Cammell Laird, Birkenhead |
Laid down | 21 December 1942 |
Launched | 21 November 1943 |
Commissioned | 18 July 1944 |
Identification | Pennant number: R66 later changed to D66 |
Honours and awards | -Norway 1944 - Arctic 1945 |
Fate | Arrived John Cashmore Ltd, Newport for breaking up 12 February 1959 |
Badge | On a Field Barry wavy, a crocodile |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Z-class destroyer |
Displacement | 1,710 tons |
Length | 362 ft 9 in (110.57 m) |
Beam | 35 ft 8 in (10.87 m) |
Draught | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
Propulsion | Twin steam turbines |
Speed | 37 knots (69 km/h) maximum |
Complement | 185 |
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