HMS Gabbard (D47) was a Battle-class

Battle class destroyer

The Battle class were a class of destroyers of the British Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy . Built in three groups, the first group were ordered under the 1942 naval estimates. A modified second and third group, together with two ships of an extended design were planned for the 1943 and 1944...

 destroyer of the Royal Navy

Royal Navy

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 (RN). She was named in honour of the Battle of the Gabbard

Battle of the Gabbard

The naval Battle of the Gabbard, also known as the Battle of Gabbard Bank, the Battle of the North Foreland or the second Battle of Nieuwpoort took place on 2–3 June 1653 according to the Old Style of Julian calendar then used in England during the First Anglo-Dutch War near the Gabbard...

, which occurred in 1653, and which resulted in an English victory over the Dutch Fleet. Gabbard was built by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Limited on the Tyne

River Tyne

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. She was launched on 16 March 1945 and commissioned on 10 December 1946.

Upon commissioning, Gabbard joined the 5th Destroyer Flotilla, part of the Home Fleet based in the UK

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. In 1947, Gabbard, while on a visit to Malmo in Sweden], narrowly avoided collision with the ferry from Arrhus in Denmark, the 'Malmohus', The harbour at Malmo is in the form of a capital 'E' the sentral segment being a stone jetty. HMS Solebay (Capt D), entered the harbour first and tied up with the stone jetty on her port bow. She was followed by the ' Gabbard'. When it came to leave the 'Gabbard' swung round on her bow cable and started to steam ahead. At the same time the ferry entered the harhour. In order to avoid a collision the 'Gabbard; went astern at speed. She then went ahead but was still going astern when she hit a ship on the stocks. The depth charge racks which protruded over the stern were forced up over the deck. She then was travelling forward and struck the end of the stone jetty on her starboard side. She suffered serious damage from the 'break' to the stern. In 1948 Gabbard took part in the Autumn Cruise, which included the two carriers and , and three other smaller vessels. The cruise deployed to South Africa

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 and the West Indies, performing a number of fly-the-flag visits to a variety of ports, and performing naval exercises and other duties. In 1949, Gabbard, escorting Vengeance once more, deployed to the cold climate of the Arctic

Arctic

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 for experiments in that region.

In 1950, Gabbard, along with a number of other vessels of the Home Fleet, including three aircraft carriers, such as , and the battleship , undertook a Spring cruise, visiting the Mediterranean, where the Group performed a number of fly-the-flag visits to port, and naval exercises. In 1953, Gabbard decommissioned, and was subsequently placed in Reserve.

In 1957, Gabbard was sold to the Pakistani Navy, being renamed Badr. In 1971, Badr was heavily damaged by India

India

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n warships during the Indo-Pakistan War.