HMS Meteor (G73)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Meteor.

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Meteor
Ordered	7 July 1939
Builder	Alexander Stephen and Sons, Linthouse, Scotland
Laid down	14 September 1940
Launched	3 November 1941
Completed	12 August 1942
Fate	Sold to the Turkish Navy on 29 June 1959, renamed Piyale Pasha
Notes	Pennant number G74
History
Turkey
Name	Piyale Pasha
Acquired	29 June 1959
Fate	Discarded 1979?
General characteristics as completed
Class and type	M-class destroyer
Displacement	1,920 long tons (1,950 t) (standard) 2,660 long tons (2,700 t) (deep)
Length	362 ft 3 in (110.4 m) o/a
Beam	37 ft (11.3 m)
Draught	10 ft (3.0 m)
Installed power	48,000 shp (36,000 kW)
Propulsion	2 × shafts 2 × Parsons geared steam turbines 2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers
Speed	36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Range	5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	190
Sensors and processing systems	ASDIC Type 285 anti-aircraft (AA) radar Type 286M air warning radar
Armament	3 × 2 - 4.7 in (120 mm) Mark XI dual purpose guns 1 × 1 - 4-inch Mark V AA gun 1 × 4 - QF 2 pdr (40 mm) Mk VIII AA guns 2 × 1 - 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon AA guns 2 × 4, 2 × 2 - QF .5 in (12.7 mm) Vickers Mark III AA machine guns 1 × 4 - 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes 42 × depth charges, 2 rails and 2 throwers

HMS Meteor was a M-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy during World War II.

References

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• Friedman, Norman (2006). British Destroyers & Frigates: The Second World War and After. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-86176-137-6.
• Lenton, H. T. (1998). British & Commonwealth Warships of the Second World War. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-048-7.
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• Whitley, M. J. (1988). Destroyers of World War 2. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-326-1.