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R29 HMS CHARITY / SHAH JEHAN (DD-962)

CLASS - Ch As Built.
Displacement 2520 Tons (Full), Dimensions, 363' (oa) x 35' 9" x 14' 5" (Max)
Armament 4 x QF 4.5 in L/45, 2 x Bofors 40 mm L/60, 4 x QF 2 pdr L/39, 4 x Bofors 40 mm,
QF 2 -pdr Mk.VIII, Oerlikon 20 mm, 2 x pentuple (Ca) / quadruple (Ch, Co, Cr) 21 in tt,
4 throwers and 2 racks for 96 depth charges.
Machinery, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, Parsons geared steam turbines, 40,000 shp, 2 shafts.
Speed, 37 Knots, Range 1400 NM @ 32 Knots, Crew 186.
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by John I. Thornycroft and Company of Woolston, Southampton on July 9 1943.
Launched November 30 1944.
Commissioned November 19 1945.
Sold to the United States Navy on June 16 1958 and renamed Shah Jehan (DD-962).
Modernized in England under a US contract and transferred to the Royal Pakistan Navy
as part of the Military Aid Program (MAP) on December 16 1958.
Fate Scrapped in 1971.
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On British Service
Shah Jehan 19kHMS Charity (R-29), underway in January 1948, location unknown.Robert Hurst
Shah Jehan 125kHMS Charity engaged in Operation Fishnet off North Korea, September 16 1952. HMS Charity (R29) was a Ch-class destroyer of the Royal Navy laid down by John I. Thornycroft and Company of Woolston, Southampton on 9 July 1943. She was launched on 30 November 1944 and commissioned on November 19 1945. She served for Great Britain during the Korean War. She was sold to the United States Navy on June 16 1958 and renamed Shah Jehan (DD-962). She was modernized in England under a US contract and transferred to the Royal Pakistan Navy as part of the Military Aid Program (MAP) on December 16 1958 where she served as Shah Jehan or "Emperor of the World".US Navy
On Pakistani Service
Shah Jehan 41kShah Jahan (D-29, ex USS-962, ex-HMS Charity) underway circa 1959, location unknown. Photo Pakistani Navy, Official. Photo from "Jane's Fighting Ships, 1961-62 edition".Robert Hurst
Shah Jehan 75kcirca 1963, location unknown. Photo Pakistan Navy, from the 1964-65 Edition of Jane's Fighting Ships.Robert Hurst
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