HMS Resource (F79)
 Resource in 1932
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Resource |
| Ordered | 16 February 1927 |
| Builder | Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow-in-Furness |
| Laid down | August 1927 |
| Launched | 27 November 1928 |
| Motto | Passim Ut Orim: 'Everywhere as of yore' |
| Fate | Scrapped from February 1954 |
| Badge | On a Field Blue, a Sea-Unicorn Silver horned Gold. |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 12,300 tons |
| Length | 530 ft (160 m) |
| Beam | 83 ft (25 m) |
| Draught | 22 ft 4 in (6.81 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Complement | 581 (peacetime) |
| Armament | 4 × 4 in AA guns |
| Notes | Pennant number F79 |
HMS Resource was a fleet repair ship of the Royal Navy. She was built by Vickers-Armstrongs and launched in 1928. The ship served in two theatres during the Second World War.
Resource was fitted with four three-drum Admiralty boilers, giving her a top speed of 15 knots (28 km/h). She was armed with four 4" guns. Her complement varied throughout her career, from a peacetime complement of 581, rising in wartime. She displaced 12,300 tons.
She served in the Mediterranean from 1939 until 1944, except in early 1940 when she spent a small amount of time at Freetown. She served in the Eastern Fleet from 1944, and was scrapped at Inverkeithing in February 1954.
References
- Helgason, Guðmundur. "HMS Resource (F 79)". Allied Warships. Uboat.net. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- "HMS Resource - Heavy Repair Ship". Service Histories of Royal Navy Warships in World War 2. naval-history.net. 5 June 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2013.