HMS Constance was a C-class destroyer of the Royal Navy launched on 22 June 1944.[1]

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Constance
Ordered12 September 1942
BuilderVickers Armstrong
Laid down11 March 1943
Launched22 June 1944
Commissioned6 June 1945
IdentificationPennant number: R71, later changed to D71
MottoDesirmais : "Thereafter"
FateArrived for scrapping at Inverkeithing on 8 March 1956
BadgeOn a field Blue, a Dragon Red on three wavelets Gold
General characteristics
Class and typeC-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 1,885 tons (1,915 tonnes)
  • 2,545 tons full (2,585 tonnes)
Length362.75 ft (110.57 m) o/a
Beam35.75 ft (10.90 m)
Draught11.75 ft (3.58 m)
Propulsion
  • 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers,
  • Parsons single-reduction geared steam turbines,
  • 40,000 shp (29.8 MW), 2 shafts
Speed36 knots (67 km/h) / 32 knots (59 km/h) full
Range
  • 4,675 nmi (8,658 km) at 20 knots (37 km/h)
  • 1,400 nmi (2,600 km) at 32 knots (59 km/h)
Complement186
Sensors and
processing systems
Radar Type 275 fire control on director Mk.VI
Armament

After the war she was allocated to the 8th Destroyer squadron for service in the Far East. This included deployments as part of United Nations operations, as part of the Korean War. She returned from the Far East and was listed for disposal in 1955.[2] She was sold to Thos. W. Ward for scrapping at Inverkeithing, arriving there on 8 March 1956.

References

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  1. ^ Mason, Geoffrey B (2003). Gordon Smith (ed.). "HMS Constance (R 71) - Co-class Destroyer". Naval-History. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  2. ^ Marriott, Leo (1983). Royal Navy Frigates 1945-1983. Ian Allan Ltd. pp. 65. ISBN 9780711013223.

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