HMS Hunter

HMS Hunter was a H-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1930s. During the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939 the ship enforced the arms blockade imposed on both sides by Britain and France, until she struck a mine in May 1937. She was under repair for the next year and a half, after which she rejoined the Mediterranean Fleet. During the first few months of World War II, Hunter searched for German commerce raiders in the Atlantic Ocean until she was transferred back to Britain in February 1940. Returning to action in the Norwegian Campaign, she was sunk by German destroyers during the First Battle of Narvik in April 1940.

Hunter displaced 1,350 long tons at standard load and 1,883 long tons at deep load. The ship had an overall length of 323 feet , a beam of 33 feet and a draught of 12 feet 5 inches . She was powered by Parsons geared steam turbines, driving two shafts, which developed a total of 34,000 shaft horsepower and gave a maximum speed of 36 knots . Steam for the turbines was provided by three Admiralty 3-drum water-tube boilers. Hunter carried a maximum of 470 long tons of fuel oil that gave her a range of 5,530 nautical miles at 15 knots . The ship's complement was 137 officers and men in peacetime, but this was increased to 146 in wartime.

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