Holderness was ordered on 21 March 1939 under the 1939 Programme. She was laid down on 29 June 1939 at Swan Hunter, launched on 8 February 1940 and completed on 10 August 1940. The whole of her wartime service was with the 21st Destroyer Flotilla escorting east coast convoys. She saw no foreign service.[1]
On 10 March 1941 Holderness brought down an enemy aircraft.[2]
On 20 February 1942 she was engaged in an action with German Schnellboote sinking one of them and taking 18 prisoners.[1]
She was adopted by the civil community of Amman Valley in Wales as part of Warship Week in 1942.
She earned battle honours during the Second World War for the North Sea 1942–1945.
Following the war she was transferred to the Reserve Fleet at Harwich in 1946.[1] She remained there until sold to Thos. W. Ward for scrap. She arrived at the breakers yard in Preston on 20 November 1956.[3]
Referencesedit
^ abcEnglish, John (1987). The Hunts : a history of the design, development and careers of 86 destroyers of this class built for the Royal and Allied Navies during World War II. Cumbria, England: World Ship Society. ISBN0905617444.
^Isle of Man Times, Saturday 15 March 1941; Page: 7
^Critchley, Mike (1982). British Warships Since 1945: Part 3: Destroyers. Liskeard, UK: Maritime Books. p. 26. ISBN0-9506323-9-2.
English, John (1987). The Hunts: A history of the design, development and careers of the 86 destroyers of this class built for the Royal and Allied Navies during World War II. World Ship Society. ISBN0-905617-44-4.
January 01, 1970
holderness, other, ships, with, same, name, holderness, holderness, type, hunt, class, destroyer, royal, navy, which, served, world, scrapped, 1956, holderness, underway, c1941, history, united, kingdom, namehms, holderness, ordered11, march, 1939, builderswan. For other ships with the same name see HMS Holderness HMS Holderness was a Type I Hunt class destroyer of the Royal Navy which served in World War II She was scrapped in 1956 HMS Holderness underway c1941 IWM History United Kingdom NameHMS Holderness Ordered11 March 1939 BuilderSwan Hunter Wallsend Laid down29 June 1939 Launched8 February 1940 Completed10 August 1940 IdentificationPennant number L48 FateScrapped 1956 BadgeOn a Field red a Fox s mask holding in the mouth a hunting horn gold General characteristics Class and typeType I Hunt class destroyer Displacement1 050 long tons 1 070 t standard 1 430 long tons 1 450 t full load Length85 3 m 279 ft 10 in o a Beam9 6 m 31 ft 6 in Draught2 51 m 8 ft 3 in Propulsion2 Admiralty 3 drum boilers 2 shaft Parsons geared turbines 19 000 shp 14 000 kW Speed27 knots 31 mph 50 km h 25 5 kn 29 3 mph 47 2 km h full Range3 600 nmi 6 700 km at 14 kn 26 km h Complement164 Armament4 QF 4 in Mark XVI guns on twin mounts Mk XIX 4 QF 2 pdr Mk VIII on quad mount MK VII 2 20 mm Oerlikons on single mounts P Mk III 110 depth charges 2 throwers 3 racksService history editHolderness was ordered on 21 March 1939 under the 1939 Programme She was laid down on 29 June 1939 at Swan Hunter launched on 8 February 1940 and completed on 10 August 1940 The whole of her wartime service was with the 21st Destroyer Flotilla escorting east coast convoys She saw no foreign service 1 On 10 March 1941 Holderness brought down an enemy aircraft 2 On 20 February 1942 she was engaged in an action with German Schnellboote sinking one of them and taking 18 prisoners 1 She was adopted by the civil community of Amman Valley in Wales as part of Warship Week in 1942 She earned battle honours during the Second World War for the North Sea 1942 1945 Following the war she was transferred to the Reserve Fleet at Harwich in 1946 1 She remained there until sold to Thos W Ward for scrap She arrived at the breakers yard in Preston on 20 November 1956 3 References edit a b c English John 1987 The Hunts a history of the design development and careers of 86 destroyers of this class built for the Royal and Allied Navies during World War II Cumbria England World Ship Society ISBN 0905617444 Isle of Man Times Saturday 15 March 1941 Page 7 Critchley Mike 1982 British Warships Since 1945 Part 3 Destroyers Liskeard UK Maritime Books p 26 ISBN 0 9506323 9 2 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 English John 1987 The Hunts A history of the design development and careers of the 86 destroyers of this class built for the Royal and Allied Navies during World War II World Ship Society ISBN 0 905617 44 4 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Holderness L48 amp oldid 1219200925, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
