Redoubt in November 1942
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMSRedoubt
Namesake	Theredoubt
Ordered	April 1940
Builder	John Brown & Company
Laid down	19 June 1941
Launched	2 May 1942
Commissioned	1 October 1942
Fate	Transferred to the Indian Navy in 1949
India
Name	INSRanjit
Commissioned	1949
Decommissioned	1979
General characteristics
Class & type	R-class destroyer
Displacement	1,705long tons (1,732 t) (standard) 2,425 long tons (2,464 t) (deep load)
Length	358 ft 3 in (109.2 m) (o/a)
Beam	35 ft 8 in (10.9 m)
Draught	13 ft 6 in (4.1 m) (deep)
Installed power	40,000 shp (30,000 kW) 2 ×Admiralty 3-drum boilers
Propulsion	2 × shafts; 2 ×Parsons gearedsteam turbines
Speed	36knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Range	4,675 nmi (8,658 km; 5,380 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Sensors & processing systems	Radar Type 290 air warning Radar Type 285 ranging & bearing
Armament	5 × singleQF 4.7-inch (120 mm) Mk.IX guns 1 × quadrupleQF 2-pdr Mk.VIIIAA guns 6 × singleQF 20 mm Oerlikon AA guns 2 × quadruple21-inch torpedo tubes 4 × throwers and 2 × racks for 70depth charges

HMSRedoubt was anR-class destroyer built for theRoyal Navy during the Second World War.

Redoubt displaced 1,705 long tons (1,732 t) atstandard load and 2,425 long tons (2,464 t) atdeep load. She had anoverall length of 358 feet 3 inches (109.2 m), abeam of 33 feet 8 inches (10.3 m) and a deepdraught of 13 feet 6 inches (4.1 m). She was powered by twoParsons gearedsteam turbines, each driving onepropeller shaft, using steam provided by twoAdmiralty three-drum boilers. The turbines developed a total of 40,000shaft horsepower (30,000 kW) and gave a maximum speed of 36knots (67 km/h; 41 mph).Redoubt carried a maximum of 470 long tons (480 t) offuel oil that gave her a range of 4,675nautical miles (8,658 km; 5,380 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph). Her complement was 176 officers andratings.^[1]

The ship was armed with four 45-calibre4.7-inch (120 mm) Mark IX guns in single mounts. Foranti-aircraft (AA) defence,Redoubt had one quadruple mount forQF 2-pdr Mark VIII ("pom-pom") guns and six single20-millimetre (0.8 in) Oerlikonautocannon. She was fitted with two above-water quadruple mounts for21-inch (533 mm) torpedoes. Twodepth charge rails and four throwers were fitted for which 70 depth charges were provided.^[2]

HMSRedoubt was built by Clydebank and launched in 1942.

Between 1946 and 1947Redoubt was part of the reserve held at Chatham Dockyard, being transferred to the Harwich reserve in August 1947. Between 1948 and 1949 she underwent a refit at Chatham Dockyard. She was transferred to India 4 July 1949, where she was commissioned asINSRanjit and allocated the pennant number D209.^[3]

In 1953 she took part in theFleet Review to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II^[4] Along with two other former R-class destroyers (Rajput andRana) she formed part of the 11th destroyer Squadron.^[5]

In 1970, the SubmarneINSKaranj was badly damaged after a collision with thedestroyerRanjit when she surfaced directly below the ship. Ranjit was undamaged and following a refit participated in theIndo-Pakistani War of 1971.^[6]

She served until 1979, and was scrapped after decommissioning.^[7]

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