HMS Redoubt (H41)
HMS "Redoubt" was an R-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy during the Second World War. Description. "Redoubt" displaced at standard load and at deep load. She had an overall length of , a beam of and a deep draught of . She was powered by two Parsons geared steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft, using steam provided by two Admiralty three-drum boilers. The turbines developed a total of and gave a maximum speed of . "Redoubt" carried a maximum of of fuel oil that gave her a range of at . Her complement was 176 officers and  ratings. The ship was armed with four 45-calibre 4.7-inch (120 mm) Mark IX guns in single mounts. For anti-aircraft (AA) defence, "Redoubt" had one quadruple mount for QF 2-pdr Mark VIII ("pom-pom") guns and six single Oerlikon autocannon. She was fitted with two above-water quadruple mounts for torpedoes. Two depth charge rails and four throwers were fitted for which 70 depth charges were provided. Construction and career. HMS "Redoubt" was built by Clydebank and launched in 1942. Postwar service. Between 1946 and 1947 "Redoubt" was part of the reserve held at Chatham Dockyard, being  transferred to the Harwich reserve in August 1947. Between 1948 and 1949 she underwent a refit at Chatham Dockyard. She was transferred to India 4 July 1949, where she was commissioned as INS "Ranjit" and allocated the pennant number D209. In 1953 she took part in the Fleet Review to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II Along with two other former R-class destroyers ("Rajput" and "Rana") she formed part of the 11th destroyer Squadron. She served until 1979, and was scrapped after decommissioning.