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HMS Gurkha (F20)
HMS ''Gurkha'' was a destroyer that saw active service in the Norway Campaign in 1940, where she was sunk.
==Construction==
On 10 March 1936, two Tribal-class destroyers were ordered from Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, ''Gurkha'' (originally ''Ghurka'') and . Both ships were laid down at Fairfield's Govan, Glasgow shipyard on 6 July 1936, and ''Gurkha'' was launched on 7 July 1937.〔English 2001, p. 16.〕 Like many of the Tribals, completion of ''Gurkha'', originally scheduled for February 1938, was delayed by late delivery of equipment, and she was not completed until 21 October 1938.〔English 2001, pp. 14, 31.〕
''Gurkha'' was long overall and between perpendiculars. The ship's beam was and draught . Displacement was standard and up to under full load.〔Whitley 2000, p. 114.〕 Three Admiralty boilers raising steam at and fed Parsons single-reduction geared steam turbines that drove two propeller shafts, generating at 350 rpm. This was sufficient to give a speed of . 525 tons of oil fuel were carried, giving a range of at and at .〔Lenton 1970, p. 115.〕 The ship's crew consisted of 190 officers and men.〔
The Tribals, including ''Gurkha'' had a main gun armament of eight 4.7-inch (120mm) QF Mark XII guns in four twin power-driven mounts. Separate Low-Angle and High-Angle gun directors were fitted for anti-ship and anti-aircraft fire, although the guns could only elevate to 40 degrees, which was judged to be sufficient for long-range anti-aircraft in defence of a fleet. High level air-attack was not judged to be a threat against fast and manoeuvrable ships like destroyers. Close-in anti aircraft armament consisted of a quadruple 2-pounder "pom-pom mount and two quadruple Vickers .50 machine guns.〔Whitley 2000, pp. 115–116.〕〔English 2001, p. 8.〕 Torpedo armament consisted of a power-operated quadruple bank of 21-inch (530 mm) torpedo tubes. Anti-submarine armament consisted of two depth charge throwers and one rack, with a total of 30 depth charges carried.〔English 2001, pp. 15, 17.〕
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