HMS Redoubt (H41)

HMS Redoubt was an R-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy during the Second World War.

Description
Redoubt displaced 1705 LT at standard load and 2425 LT at deep load. She had an overall length of 358 ft, a beam of 33 ft and a deep draught of 13 ft. She was powered by two Parsons geared steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft, using steam provided by two Admiralty three-drum boilers. The turbines developed a total of 40000 shp and gave a maximum speed of 36 kn. Redoubt carried a maximum of 470 LT of fuel oil that gave her a range of 4675 nmi at 20 kn. Her complement was 176 officers and ratings.

The ship was armed with four 45-calibre 4.7-inch (120 mm) Mark IX guns in single mounts. For anti-aircraft (AA) defence, Redoubt had one quadruple mount for QF 2-pdr Mark VIII ("pom-pom") guns and six single 20 mm Oerlikon autocannon. She was fitted with two above-water quadruple mounts for 21 in torpedoes. Two depth charge rails and four throwers were fitted for which 70 depth charges were provided.

Construction and career
HMS Redoubt was built by Clydebank and launched in 1942.

Postwar service
Between 1946 and 1947 Redoubt 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 as INS Ranjit and allocated the pennant number D209.

In 1953 she took part in the Fleet Review to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II Along with two other former R-class destroyers (Rajput and Rana) she formed part of the 11th destroyer Squadron. She served until 1979, and was scrapped after decommissioning.