HMS Dainty (D108)

	Fore view of HMS Dainty, 22 October 1964.
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Dainty
Ordered	24 January 1945
Builder	J. Samuel White
Laid down	17 December 1945
Launched	16 August 1950
Commissioned	26 February 1953
Identification	Pennant number: D108
Fate	Sold for breaking, 1 January 1971
General characteristics
Class and type	Template:Sclass- destroyer
Displacement	Standard: 2,830 tons; Full load: 3,820 tons;
Length	390 ft (120 m)
Beam	53 ft (16 m)
Draught	13.6 ft (4.1 m)
Installed power	54,000 shp (40 MW)
Propulsion	2 × Foster Wheeler boilers 650 psi (4.5 MPa), 850 °F (454 °C)); 2 × Parsons steam turbines; 2 × shafts;
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h)
Range	4,400 nautical miles (8,100 km) at 20 knots (37 km/h)
Complement	Approximately 300
Sensors and ; processing systems	Radar Type 293Q target indication; Radar Type 291 air warning; Radar Type 274 navigation; Radar Type 275 fire control on director Mk.VI; Radar Type 262 fire control on director CRBF and STAAG Mk.II;
Armament	6 × QF 4.5 in /45 (114 mm) Mark V in 3 twin mountings UD Mark VI; 4 × 40 mm /60 Bofors A/A in 2 twin mounts STAAG Mk.II; 2 × 40 mm /60 Bofors A/A in 1 twin mount Mk.V; 2 × pentad tubes for 21 in (533 mm) torpedoes Mk.IX; 1 × Squid anti submarine mortar;

HMS Dainty was a Template:Sclass- destroyer of the British Royal Navy. She was launched in 1950 and sold for breaking in 1971.

Construction

Dainty was ordered from J. Samuel White on 24 January 1945 and laid down on 17 December the same year. She was launched on 16 August 1950 and commissioned on 26 February 1953.

Service

Dainty was commissioned for the second time on 20 January 1959, when she became part of the 2nd Destroyer Squadron as part of the Home and Mediterranean Fleets.^[1]

Fate

Dainty was sold on 1 January 1971 and broken up at Cairnryan.^[2]

Commanding officers

From	To	Captain
1959	1960	Captain John G Wells DSC RN
1965	1966	Commander P Maslen MVO RN
1967	1968	Commander Miles Rivett-Carnac RN
1968	1969	Commander Robert Moland RN

References

^ Commissioning Book, HMS Dainty, 1960-1961, HMSO
^ Colledge (2010), p.100.

Publications

Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
McCart, Neil (2008). Daring Class Destroyers. Fan Publications. ISBN 978-1-904459-33-0.

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[1] Commissioning Book, HMS Dainty, 1960-1961, HMSO

[Col-2] Colledge (2010), p.100.

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