- Description
- Construction and career
- Postwar service
- References
- Bibliography
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}}{{Infobox ship characteristics | Ship class = R-class destroyer | 1705|LT|lk=on}} (standard)- {{Convert|2425|LT}} (deep load)
| 358|ft|3|in|m|abbr=on|1}} (o/a) | 35|ft|8|in|m|abbr=on|1}} | 13|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on|1}} (deep) | 40000|shp|abbr=on|lk=in}}- 2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers
| Ship propulsion=2 × shafts; 2 × Parsons geared steam turbines | 36|kn|lk=in}} | 4675|nmi|abbr=on|lk=in}} at {{Convert|20|kn}} | Ship's complement=176 | Ship sensors=*Radar Type 290 air warning- Radar Type 285 ranging & bearing
| Ship EW= | Ship armament=* 5 × single QF 4.7-inch (120 mm) Mk.IX guns- 1 × quadruple QF 2-pdr Mk.VIII AA guns
- 6 × single QF 20 mm Oerlikon AA guns
- 2 × quadruple 21-inch torpedo tubes
- 4 × throwers and 2 × racks for 70 depth charges
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}} | HMS Redoubt was an R-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy during the Second World War. DescriptionRedoubt displaced {{convert|1705|LT|t}} at standard load and {{convert|2425|LT|t}} at deep load. She had an overall length of {{convert|358|ft|3|in|1}}, a beam of {{convert|33|ft|8|in|1}} and a deep draught of {{convert|13|ft|6|in|1}}. She was powered by two Parsons geared steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft, using steam provided by two Admiralty three-drum boilers. The turbines developed a total of {{convert|40000|shp|lk=in}} and gave a maximum speed of {{convert|36|kn|lk=in}}. Redoubt carried a maximum of {{convert|470|LT|t}} of fuel oil that gave her a range of {{convert|4675|nmi|lk=in}} at {{convert|20|kn}}. Her complement was 176 officers and ratings.[1]The ship was armed with four 45-calibre 4.7-inch (120 mm) Mark IX guns in single mounts. For anti-aircraft (AA) defence, Redoubt had one quadruple mount for QF 2-pdr Mark VIII ("pom-pom") guns and six single {{convert|20|mm|adj=on|1}} Oerlikon autocannon. She was fitted with two above-water quadruple mounts for {{convert|21|in|adj=on|0}} torpedoes. Two depth charge rails and four throwers were fitted for which 70 depth charges were provided.[2] Construction and careerHMS Redoubt was built by Clydebank and launched in 1942. Postwar serviceBetween 1946 and 1947 Redoubt was part of the reserve held at Chatham Dockyard, being transferred to the Harwich reserve in August 1947. Between 1948 and 1949 she underwent a refit at Chatham Dockyard. She was transferred to India 4 July 1949, where she was commissioned as INS Ranjit and allocated the pennant number D209.[3] In 1953 she took part in the Fleet Review to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II[4] Along with two other former R-class destroyers (Rajput and Rana) she formed part of the 11th destroyer Squadron.[5] She served until 1979, and was scrapped after decommissioning.[6] References1. ^Lenton, p. 174
2. ^English, p. 51
3. ^Critchley, Mike, "British Warships Since 1945: Part 3: Destroyers", Maritime Books: Liskeard, UK, 1982. {{ISBN|0-9506323-9-2}}, page 50
4. ^Souvenir Programme, Coronation Review of the Fleet, Spithead, 15th June 1953, HMSO, Gale and Polden
5. ^Blackman, Raymond V B, Jane's Fighting Ships 1963-4, Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd, London, p122
6. ^http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-10DD-53R-Redoubt.htm
Bibliography- {{cite book|title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946|editor1-last=Chesneau|editor1-first=Roger|publisher=Conway Maritime Press|location=Greenwich, UK|year=1980|isbn=0-85177-146-7}}
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- {{cite book|last=English|first=John|title=Obdurate to Daring: British Fleet Destroyers 1941–45|publisher=World Ship Society|location=Windsor, UK|year=2001|isbn=978-0-9560769-0-8}}
- {{cite book|last=Lenton|first=H. T.|authorlink=Henry Trevor Lenton|title=British & Empire Warships of the Second World War|publisher=Naval Institute Press|location=Annapolis, Maryland|year=1998|isbn=1-55750-048-7}}
- {{cite book|last=Raven|first=Alan|author2=Roberts, John |title=War Built Destroyers O to Z Classes|publisher=Bivouac Books|location=London|date=1978|isbn=0-85680-010-4}}
- {{cite book|last=Whitley|first=M. J.|title=Destroyers of World War 2|publisher=Naval Institute Press|date=1988|isbn=0-87021-326-1|location=Annapolis, Maryland}}
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