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HMS Agincourt (D86)

HMS Agincourt
Career RN Ensign
Ordered:
Laid down: 12 December 1943
Launched: 29 January 1945
Commissioned: 25 June 1947
Decommissioned: 1972
Fate: Sold for scrap in 1974
Struck:
General Characteristics
Displacement: 2315 tons
Length: 379 ft (116 m)
Beam: 40 ft 3 in (12.3 m)
Draught: 12 ft 8 in (3.9 m) mean
17 ft 6 in (5.3 m) maximum
Propulsion: Oil fired, two three-drum boilers, Parsons geared turbines, twin screws, 50000 hp (37 MW)
Speed: 35.75 knots (66 km/h) maximum
Range:
Complement: 268
Armament: Originally five 4.5 inch (114 mm) guns, two anti-submarine mortars, ten 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
Motto:

HMS Agincourt (D86) was a Battle-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was named in honour of the Battle of Agincourt fought in 1415 during the Hundred Years War. Agincourt was built by R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie & Company Limited on the River Tyne. She was launched on the on 29 January 1945 and commissioned on the on 25 June 1947.

She joined the 4th Destroyer Flotilla , part of the Home Fleet based in the UK. In 1951, Agincourt subsequently became Captain (D), meaning she was the leader of the flotilla. In 1954, Agincourt, along with the rest of the Squadron, formerly Flotilla, deployed to the Mediterranean. The Squadron and Agincourt did not return home until the following year. In 1957, Agincourt, and the 4th Destroyer Squadron , returned to the Mediterranean.

In 1959, Agincourt, along with three of her sister-ships, underwent conversion to become a Radar Picket. The conversion included the addition of the SeaCat missile and new radar, as well as the addition of newer AA weaponry. In 1962, Agincourt she returned to active duty, and saw service in the Home and Mediterranean Fleets, with a variety of squadrons. In 1966, Agincourt was reduced to Operation Reserve, and was subsequently placed on the disposal list in 1972. She was broken up in Sunderland in 1974.

See HMS Agincourt for other ships of the name.

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