HMS Kelvin
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HMS Kelvin was a K-class destroyer of the Royal Navy laid down by the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Limited, at Govan in Scotland on 5 October 1937, launched on 19 January 1939 and c
HMS Kelvin
Winston Churchill on Kelvin, June 1944
The 4.7 inch QF Mark IX and Mark XII were 45-calibre, 4.7-inch naval guns which armed the majority of Royal Navy and Commonwealth destroyers in World War II, and were exported to many countries after
HMS Kelvin
…nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) Complement 183 (218 for flotilla leaders) Sensors & processing systems ASDIC Armament 3 × twin QF 4.7-inch (120 mm) Mk XII guns 1 × quadruple QF 2-pounder anti-aircraft guns 2 × quadruple QF 0.5-inch (12.7 mm) Mk III anti-aircraft machineguns 2 × quintuple 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo…
Two twins 4.7 inch Mk XII guns on CP Mk XIX mounting on HMS Kelvin
Single Mk IX gun on HMCS Assiniboine with gunners sheltering behind the shield
Twin Mk XII guns on HMAS Nizam
A twin Mk.XII mounting on HMS Javelin. The cylindrical Fuse Setting Pedestal is clearly visible on the right, at waist height.