HMS Vigo (D31)

	HMS Vigo
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Vigo
Builder	Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
Laid down	11 September 1943
Launched	27 September 1945
Commissioned	9 December 1946
Decommissioned	1 October 1959
Identification	Pennant number D31
Fate	Sold for breaking up
General characteristics
Class and type	Battle-class destroyer
Displacement	2,325 tons
Length	379 ft (116 m)
Beam	40.25 ft (12.27 m)
Propulsion	Boilers: 2 Admiralty, 3 drum type; Turbines: 2 Parsons; Horsepower: 50,000 shp (37 MW); Shafts: 2;
Speed	34 knots (63 km/h)
Complement	247
Armament	2 × twin 4.5 in guns QF Mark III on mounting BD Mk. IV; 1 × single QF 4 inch naval gun Mk XXIII on mount Mk. III; 4 × twin 40 mm Bofors mounts "Hazemeyer" Mk. IV; 4-6 × single 40 mm Bofors mounts Mk. VII; 2 × quad tubes for 21 inch (533 mm) torpedoes Mk. IX; Two depth charge rails.; Four depth charge throwers.; Depth charges later replaced by 1 × Squid A/S mortar;

HMS Vigo was a Battle-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was named after the Battle of Vigo, which took place in 1702 during the War of Spanish Succession between a British-Dutch Fleet and the French, and which ended in a victory for the British. Vigo was built by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company of Govan. She was launched on 27 September 1945 and commissioned on 9 December 1946.

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