 Resource in 1932 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMSResource |
| Ordered | 16 February 1927 |
| Builder | Vickers-Armstrongs,Barrow-in-Furness |
| Laid down | August 1927 |
| Launched | 27 November 1928 |
| Motto | Passim Ut Orim: 'Everywhere as of yore' |
| Nickname(s) | Remorse |
| Fate | Scrapped from February 1954 |
| Badge | On a Field Blue, a Sea-Unicorn Silver horned Gold. |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 12,300 tons |
| Length | 530 ft (160 m) |
| Beam | 83 ft (25 m) |
| Draught | 22 ft 4 in (6.81 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Complement | 581 (peacetime) |
| Armament | 4 × 4 in AA guns |
| Notes | Pennant number F79 |
HMSResource was a fleetrepair ship of theRoyal Navy. She was built byVickers-Armstrongs and launched in 1928. The ship served in two theatres during theSecond World War.
Resource was fitted with four three-drum Admiralty boilers, giving her a top speed of 15 knots (28 km/h). She was armed with four 4" guns. Her complement varied throughout her career, from a peacetime complement of 581, rising in wartime. She displaced 12,300 tons.
She served in the Mediterranean from 1939 until 1944, except in early 1940 when she spent a small amount of time atFreetown. She served in theEastern Fleet from 1944, and was scrapped atInverkeithing in February 1954.
Resource was given the nickname "Remorse" by her crew, with Don H. Kennedy commenting that "the repair shipResource became the despair shipRemorse".[1]