HMS Hind (U39)
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 HMS Hind anchored in 1943. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Hind |
| Namesake | Hind |
| Ordered | 11 February 1942 |
| Builder | William Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton |
| Laid down | 31 August 1942 |
| Launched | 30 September 1943 |
| Commissioned | 11 April 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 1951 |
| Identification | Pennant number: U39 |
| Fate | Broken up in 1959 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Modified Black Swan-class sloop |
| Displacement | 1,350 tons |
| Length | 283 ft (86 m) |
| Beam | 38.5 ft (11.7 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h) at 4,300 hp (3,200 kW) |
| Complement | 192 men + 1 Cat |
| Armament |
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HMS Hind was a modified Black Swan-class sloop of the Royal Navy. She was laid down by William Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton on 31 August 1942, launched on 30 September 1943 and commissioned on 11 April 1944, with the pennant number U39.[1]
Hind was one of two Modified Black Swan-class sloops ordered by the Admiralty on 11 February 1942.[2][3] The Modified Black Swans were an improved version of the pre-war Black Swan-class sloops, with greater beam, allowing a heavier close-in anti-aircraft armament to be accommodated.[4][5]
Hind was 299 ft 6 in (91.29 m) long overall and 283 ft 0 in (86.26 m) between perpendiculars, with a beam of 38 feet 6 inches (11.73 m) and a draught of 11 ft 4 in (3.45 m) at deep load.[6] Displacement of the Modified Black Swans was 1,350–1,490 long tons (1,370–1,510 t) standard and 1,880–1,950 long tons (1,910–1,980 t) deep load depending on the armament and equipment fitted.[7] Two Admiralty three-drum water-tube boilers provided steam to Parsons geared steam turbines which drove two shafts. The machinery was rated at 4,300 shaft horsepower (3,200 kW), giving a speed of 19.75 knots (36.58 km/h; 22.73 mph).[8]
The ship's main gun armament (as fitted to all the Modified Black Swans) consisted of three twin QF 4-inch (102 mm) Mk XVI guns, in dual purpose mounts, capable of both anti-ship and anti-aircraft use.[8] Hind completed with a close-in anti-aircraft armament of 4 twin and 2 single Oerlikon 20 mm cannon. She later had two single Bofors 40 mm guns added. Post war, the close-in anti aircraft armament was reduced to two single Bofors guns and two single Oerlikon cannon.[9] Anti-submarine armament consisted of eight depth charge throwers and two rails, with 110 depth charges carried, together with a split Hedgehog anti submarine mortar.[9]
Hind was laid down at William Denny and Brothers' Dumbarton shipyard on 31 August 1942, and was launched on 30 September 1943. The ship was completed on 11 April 1944.[10] She was the eighteenth ship of that name to serve with the Royal Navy.[11]
