HMS Chequers

HMS Chequers was a C-class destroyer, of the "Ch" subclass, of the Royal Navy that was in service from December 1945, and which was scrapped in 1966.

HMS Chequers 1945 IWM FL 7976
HMS Chequers on completion, 15 September 1945.
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Chequers
Ordered24 July 1942
BuilderScotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, (Greenock, Scotland)
Laid down4 May 1943
Launched30 October 1944
Commissioned28 September 1945
IdentificationPennant number: R61 later changed to D61
FateSold to John Cashmore Ltd on 23 July 1966
General characteristics
Class and typeC-class destroyer
Displacement1710 tons[1]
Length362.75 ft (110.57 m)[1]
Beam35.66 ft (10.87 m)[1]
Draught10 ft (3.0 m) (mean), 16 ft (4.9 m) (max.)[1]
Installed power40,000 hp (30,000 kW)
PropulsionParsons geared turbines, 2 shafts; 2 Admiralty 3-drum type boilers[1]
Speed36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Complement186
Armament

Construction

The Royal Navy ordered Chequers on 24 July 1942, one of eight C-class "Intermediate" destroyers of the 1942 Programme. She was built by Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Greenock, Scotland and commissioned in December 1945, too late for service during the Second World War.[2]

Service

Chequers was assigned to, and became leader of, the 1st Destroyer Squadron based at Malta between 1948 and 1954. She saw service, along with other Royal Navy ships, in preventing illegal immigration into Palestine in 1947.[3] She was given an interim modernisation in 1954, which saw her 'X' turret at the rear of the ship replaced by two Squid anti-submarine mortars.[4]

Decommissioning and disposal

Chequers was decommissioned and placed in Operational reserve in 1954. She was placed on the disposal list in 1964.[5] She was sold to John Cashmore Ltd for scrapping and arrived at their yard in Newport, Wales on 23 July 1966.

References

  1. Jane's Fighting Ships of World War II 1946/7", Jane's Publishing Company, London, UK, 1946, reprinted by Crescent Books, Avenel, New Jersey, USA, 1995, ISBN 0-517-67963-9, page 52.
  2. "HMS Chequers (R61)". uboat.net. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  3. Stewart, Ninian (2002). The Royal Navy and the Palestine Patrol. Routledge. ISBN 0-71465-210-5.
  4. Marriott, Leo (1989). Royal Navy Destroyers Since 1945. Ian Allan Ltd. p. 64.
  5. Critchley, Mike (1982). British Warships Since 1945: Part 3: Destroyers. Liskeard, UK: Maritime Books. p. 98. ISBN 0-9506323-9-2.

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