Characteristics of British destroyer HMS Foxhound as reported to the German Marineattaché at London on 16 September 1935

An item reported that the German Marineattaché captain Erwin Wassner at London was informed by the British Admiralty conform the Anglo-German Naval Agreement dated 18 June 1935 that the destroyer HMS Foxhound laid down on 15 August 1933 was completed on 21 June 1935. Standard displacement (article 6 of Treaty) 1,350 tons/1,372 metric tons and as dimensions 326 (waterline) x 33.3 (extreme beam at or below waterline) x 8.5 (mean draught at standard displacement) feet. Heaviest calibre 4.7”.(1)

Note

1. F-class destroyer preceded by C- and D-classes succeeded by G- and H-classes.

Source

Bundesarchiv. German Marineattaché at London. RM 12-II/120.