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History
United Kingdom
NameMaori
NamesakeMāori people
Ordered10 March 1936
BuilderFairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan
Cost£340,622
Laid down6 July 1936
Launched2 September 1937
Completed30 November 1938
Commissioned5 December 1938
IdentificationPennant numbers: L24/F24/G24
FateSunk by aircraft, 12 February 1942
General characteristics (as built)
Class and typeTribal-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 1,891 long tons (1,921 t) (standard)
  • 2,519 long tons (2,559 t) (deep load)
Length377 ft (114.9 m) (o/a)
Beam36 ft 6 in (11.13 m)
Draught11 ft 3 in (3.43 m)
Installed power
  • 3 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers
  • 44,000 shp (33,000 kW)
Propulsion2 × shafts; 2 × geared steam turbines
Speed36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Range5,700 nmi (10,600 km; 6,600 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement190
Sensors and
processing systems
ASDIC
Armament
  • 4 × twin 4.7 in (120 mm) guns
  • 1 × quadruple 2-pdr (40 mm (1.6 in)) AA guns
  • 2 × quadruple 0.5 in (12.7 mm) anti-aircraft machineguns
  • 1 × quadruple 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
  • 20 × depth charges, 1 × rack, 2 × throwers