HMS Quentin (G78)
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HMS Quentin was a Q-class destroyer laid down by J. Samuel White and Company, Limited, at Cowes on the Isle of Wight on 25 September 1940, launched on 5 November 1941 and commissioned on 15 April 1942. She saw service during the Second World War before being sunk in 1942 by German aircraft off North Africa.
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Name | HMS Quentin |
Builder | J. Samuel White and Company |
Laid down | 25 September 1940 |
Launched | 5 November 1941 |
Commissioned | 15 April 1942 |
Identification | Pennant number: G78 |
Fate | Torpedoed, 2 December 1942 |
General characteristics Q class[1] | |
Type | Destroyer |
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Length | 358.25 ft (109.2 m) o/a |
Beam | 35.75 ft (10.9 m) |
Draught | 9.5 ft (2.9 m) |
Propulsion | 2 × Admiralty three-drum boilers, Parsons geared steam turbines, 40,000 shp (30,000 kW) on 2 shafts |
Speed | 36 kn (67 km/h) |
Range | 4,675 nmi (8,658 km) at 20 knots (37 km/h) |
Complement | 176 (225 as flotilla leader) |
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