HMS Ashanti (F51)
Quick Facts
- Ship Name
- HMS Ashanti
- Launch Year
- 1937
- Type
- Destroyer
- Class
- Tribal-class destroyer
- Pennant Number
- F51
- Launched
- 1937
- Built at
- Vickers-Armstrong
- Commissioned
- 1938
- Armament
- Guns and torpedoes
- Propulsion
- Steam turbines
- Role
- Destroyer
- Notable for
- Atlantic and Channel service
- Fate
- Broken up
- Status
- Decommissioned
HMS Ashanti was a Royal Navy destroyer of the tribal-class destroyer.
Service History
HMS Ashanti served as a destroyer and is chiefly associated with atlantic and channel service.
Historical Significance
HMS Ashanti contributes to the history of the Royal Navy’s destroyer force and the development of tribal-class destroyer.