HMS Destiny (W 115)

HMS Destiny (W 115) was a Favourite-class tugboat of the Royal Navy during World War II.

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Destiny (W115)
BuilderDefoe Shipbuilding Company, Bay City, Michigan
Laid down10 April 1942
Launched1 July 1942
Commissioned30 July 1942
Stricken8 May 1946
IdentificationIMO number: 5127413
FateReturned to the United States Navy, 13 June 1946
General characteristics
TypeFavourite class Tugboat
Displacement835 tons full
Length143 ft
Beam33 ft 10 in (extreme)
Draft13 ft 2 in (limiting)
Propulsionone General Motors Diesel-electric model 12-278A

single Fairbanks Morse Main Reduction Gear Ship's Service Generators one Diesel-drive 60 kW 120 V D.C. one Diesel-drive 30 kW 120 V D.C.

single propeller, 1,500shp
Speed13 knots
Complement45
Armament1 x 3"/50 caliber gun 2 x single 20mm gun mounts

Service history

Destiny was laid down on 10 April 1942 at Defoe Shipbuilding Company in Bay City, Michigan, as BAT-9, launched 1 July 1942 and commissioned into the Royal Navy under Lend-Lease on 30 July 1942. She served through World War II and was returned to the United States Navy in Subic Bay on 13 June 1946 and struck on 8 May 1946. On 6 January 1948, she was sold to Moller on 6 January 1948 and renamed Frosty Moller. In 1950, she was renamed Christine Moller and sold in 1951 to a Dutch owner and renamed Oceanus. In 1953, she was again sold and renamed Gee Zee. After a decade, she was resold to Greek owners and renamed Atlas. Renamed Atlas II in 1976, her final disposition is unknown.[1]

References
  1. "Rescue Tug (ATR)". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
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