HMS Corunna (D97)

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History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Corunna
Ordered	1943
Builder	Swan Hunter, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
Laid down	12 April 1944
Launched	29 May 1945
Commissioned	6 June 1947
Decommissioned	1967
Fate	Broken up 1975
General characteristics
Class and type	Battle-class destroyer
Displacement	2,480 tons standard
Length	379 ft (116 m)
Beam	40 ft 6 in (12.34 m)
Draught	12 ft 8 in (3.86 m) mean 17 ft 6 in (5.33 m) maximum
Propulsion	Oil-fired, two three-drum boilers Parsons geared turbines, twin screws, 50,000 hp (37,285 kW)
Speed	35.75 knots (66.21 km/h)
Complement	268
Armament	Originally: 5 × 4.5 in (114 mm) guns 8 × Bofors 40 mm guns 10 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes 2 × Squid mortar Later: Sea Cat missiles
Service record
Part of:	4th Destroyer Flotilla 7th Destroyer Squadron 21st Escort Squadron

HMS Corunna (D97) was a later or 1943 Battle-class fleet destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was named in honour of the Battle of Corunna, which took place during the Peninsular War in 1809 between British and French forces. Corunna was built by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Limited on the Tyne. She was launched on 29 May 1945 and commissioned on 6 June 1947.