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HMS Gabbard (D47)

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racks which protruded over the stern were forced up over the deck. She then was travelling forward and struck the end of the stone jetty on her starboard side. She suffered serious damage from the 'break' to the stern.
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swung round on her bow cable and started to steam ahead. At the same time the ferry entered the harbour. To avoid a collision,
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went astern at speed. She then went ahead but was still going astern when she hit a ship on the stocks. The
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4,400 nautical miles (8,100 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
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decommissioned, and was subsequently placed in Reserve.
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took part in the Autumn Cruise, which included the two
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She was named in honour of the 131: 37: 7: 1269:List of destroyers of the Royal Navy 318:2 × single 40 mm Bofors mount Mk.VII 236:15.3 ft (4.7 m) full load 228:40 ft 3 in (12.27 m) 179:Retired and decommissioned in 1985. 14: 603:. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p.  249:2 × Parsons geared steam turbines 1188: 1149: 1103: 754: 600:Royal Navy Destroyers since 1945 500:for experiments in that region. 133: 39: 24: 1: 1305:Ships built on the River Tyne 700:. London: Almark Publishing. 653:Blackman, Raymond V B (ed.). 266:35.75 knots (66.21 km/h) 655:Jane's Fighting Ships 1963-4 246:2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers 346:5th Destroyer Flotilla (UK) 1336: 1300:Ships built by Swan Hunter 537: 355:Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 1264: 1241: 1136: 337: 183: 32: 23: 628:Critchley, Mike (1982). 545:On 29 February 1956 the 220:379 ft (116 m) 746:Battle-class destroyers 698:Battle Class Destroyers 675:; Warlow, Ben (2006) . 445:. In order to depart, 184:General characteristics 696:Hodges, Peter (1971). 597:Marriott, Leo (1989). 553:was being sold to the 423:, while on a visit to 409:5th Destroyer Flotilla 252:2 shafts, 50,000  16:Battle-class destroyer 1157:Imperial Iranian Navy 1111:Royal Australian Navy 381:Battle of the Gabbard 301:4.5-inch (114 mm) gun 127:Sold to Pakistan 1957 403:Upon commissioning, 312:mounts "STAAG" Mk.II 210:3,430 tons full load 207:2,480 tons standard 399:Royal Navy service 1282: 1281: 1237: 1236: 1097: 1096: 1093: 1092: 688:978-1-86176-281-8 467:aircraft carriers 360: 359: 1327: 1194: 1192: 1191: 1155: 1153: 1152: 1138: 1109: 1107: 1106: 897: 767: 760: 758: 757: 739: 732: 725: 716: 711: 692: 659: 658: 650: 644: 643: 625: 619: 618: 594: 579:Operation Dwarka 577:participated in 534:Sale to Pakistan 323:21 inch (533 mm) 141: 138: 137: 136: 100:10 December 1946 47: 44: 43: 42: 28: 21: 1335: 1334: 1330: 1329: 1328: 1326: 1325: 1324: 1285: 1284: 1283: 1278: 1260: 1233: 1189: 1187: 1182: 1150: 1148: 1143: 1142:Other operators 1132: 1104: 1102: 1089: 968: 888: 755: 753: 748: 743: 708: 695: 689: 673:Colledge, J. 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Swan Hunter
Tyne and Wear
United Kingdom
Pennant number
Pennant number
Battle-class
destroyer
shp
4.5-inch (114 mm) gun
40 mm Bofor
21 inch (533 mm)
Squid mortar
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Battle-class
destroyer
Royal Navy
Battle of the Gabbard
Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Limited
Tyne
5th Destroyer Flotilla
Home Fleet
UK
Malmö
Aarhus
Solebay
depth charge
aircraft carriers
Theseus
Vengeance

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