In 1956 she formed part of the Royal Navy's force used during the Suez Operation. In 1959 Delight was involved in a collision in the Mediterranean with the cruiserBirmingham. Two ratings died during damage control activities.[2]
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^"D Class Destroyers". Battleships-cruisers.co.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
^Mason, Geoffrey B. (2007). "Chronology, Part 2 - 1951-60". naval-history.net. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
delight, d119, other, ships, with, same, name, delight, delight, daring, class, destroyer, british, royal, navy, launched, 1950, royal, navy, first, welded, warship, broken, inverkeithing, 1971, delighthistoryunited, kingdomnamehms, delightordered5, june, 1943. For other ships with the same name see HMS Delight HMS Delight was a Daring class destroyer of the British Royal Navy launched in 1950 as the Royal Navy s first all welded warship and broken up at Inverkeithing in 1971 1 HMS DelightHistoryUnited KingdomNameHMS DelightOrdered5 June 1943BuilderFairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering CompanyLaid down5 September 1946Launched21 December 1950MottoDuris delectat virtus Valour delighteth in difficulties FateScrapped 1971BadgeOn a Field Green Pan s Pipe Gold and SilverGeneral characteristicsClass and typeDaring class destroyerDisplacementStandard 2 830 tons Full load 3 820 tonsLength390 ft 120 m Beam43 ft 13 m Draught13 6 ft 4 1 m Propulsion2 Foster Wheeler boilers 650 psi 850 F Parsons steam turbines 2 shafts 54 000 shp 40 MW Speed30 knots 56 km h Range4 400 nautical miles 8 100 km at 20 knots 37 km h ComplementApproximately 300Sensors and processing systemsRadar Type 293Q target indication Radar Type 291 air warning Radar Type 274 navigation Radar Type 275 fire control on director Mk VI Radar Type 262 fire control on director CRBF and STAAG Mk IIArmament6 QF 4 5 in 45 114 mm Mark V in 3 twin mountings UD Mark VI 4 40 mm 60 Bofors A A in 2 twin mounts STAAG Mk II 2 40 mm 60 Bofors A A in 1 twin mount Mk V 2 pentad tubes for 21 inch 533 mm torpedoes Mk IX 1 Squid anti submarine mortar Contents 1 Service history 2 Notes 3 Publications 4 External linksService history editIn 1956 she formed part of the Royal Navy s force used during the Suez Operation In 1959 Delight was involved in a collision in the Mediterranean with the cruiser Birmingham Two ratings died during damage control activities 2 Notes edit D Class Destroyers Battleships cruisers co uk Retrieved 30 May 2015 Mason Geoffrey B 2007 Chronology Part 2 1951 60 naval history net Retrieved 30 May 2015 Publications editColledge J J Warlow Ben 2006 1969 Ships of the Royal Navy The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy Rev ed London Chatham Publishing ISBN 978 1 86176 281 8 McCart Neil 2008 Daring Class Destroyers Fan Publications ISBN 978 1 904459 33 0 External links editLife in a Blue Suit HMS Delight MSN Group nbsp This article about a specific destroyer of the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Delight D119 amp oldid 1072216050, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
