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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.