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	==Publications==		==Publications==
	* {{Cite ~~Colledge2022~~}}		* {{Cite Colledge2006}}
	* {{cite book \|last=English \|first=John \|title=The Hunts: A history of the design, development and careers of the 86 destroyers of this class built for the Royal and Allied Navies during World War II \|year=1987 \|publisher=World Ship Society \|isbn=0-905617-44-4}}		* {{cite book \|last=English \|first=John \|title=The Hunts: A history of the design, development and careers of the 86 destroyers of this class built for the Royal and Allied Navies during World War II \|year=1987 \|publisher=World Ship Society \|isbn=0-905617-44-4}}
	* {{cite book \|last=Friedman \|first=Norman \|title=British Destroyers and Frigates: The Second World War and After \|year=2008 \|publisher=Seaforth Publishing \|location=Barnsley, UK \|isbn=978-1-84832-015-4}}		* {{cite book \|last=Friedman \|first=Norman \|title=British Destroyers and Frigates: The Second World War and After \|year=2008 \|publisher=Seaforth Publishing \|location=Barnsley, UK \|isbn=978-1-84832-015-4}}

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	'''HMS ''Chiddingfold'' (L31)''' was a Type II {{sclass2-\|Hunt\|destroyer\|0}} [[destroyer]] of the [[Royal Navy]]. She was leased to the [[Indian Navy]] in 1952 where she served as '''INS ''Ganga'' (D94)'''.		'''HMS ''Chiddingfold'' (L31)''' was a Type II {{sclass2\|Hunt\|destroyer\|0}} [[destroyer]] of the [[Royal Navy]]. She was leased to the [[Indian Navy]] in 1952 where she served as '''INS ''Ganga'' (D94)'''.

			==Construction and design==
			''Chiddingfold'' was one of 17 Hunt-class destroyers ordered from various shipbuilders on 4 September 1939.{{sfn\|English\|1987\|p=17}}<ref name=nh>{{cite web \|title=HMS Chiddingfold (L 31) - Type II, Hunt-class Escort Destroyer including Convoy Escort Movements \|work=Service Histories of Royal Navy Warships in World War 2 \|publisher=Naval-History.net \|date=12 August 2011 \|url=https://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-10DE-Chiddingfold.htm \|access-date=6 August 2022}}</ref> The Hunts were meant to fill the Royal Navy's need for a large number of small destroyer-type vessels capable of both convoy escort and operations with the fleet. The Type II Hunts differed from the earlier ships in having increased [[Beam (nautical)\|beam]] in order to improve stability{{#tag:ref\|A design error caused the first Hunt, {{HMS\|Atherstone\|L05\|2}} to be dangerously unstable when built. The first 23 Hunts had a twin 4-inch mount removed, the ships' superstructure cut down and ballast fitted in order to restore adequate stability.{{sfn\|English\| 1987\|pp=10–11}}\|group=lower-alpha}} and carry the ships' originally intended armament.{{sfn\|English\|1987\|pp=11–12}}

			''Chiddingfold'' was [[Keel laying\|laid down]] at [[Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]]'s shipyard at [[Greenock]] on the [[River Clyde]] on 1 March 1940 as Job No. J1115, was [[Ceremonial ship launching\|launched]] on 10 March 1941, and was completed on 16 October that year.{{sfn\|English\|1987\|p=17}} ''Chiddingfold'' was the first ship of the Royal Navy to have that name,{{sfn\|Colledge\|Warlow\|2006\|p=69}} and was named after the after the [[fox hunt]] at [[Petworth]], [[Sussex]].<ref name=nh/>

	==~~History~~ in ~~the Royal Navy=~~=		''Chiddingfold'' was {{convert\|264\|ft\|3\|in\|m}} long [[length between perpendiculars\|between perpendiculars]] and {{convert\|280\|ft\|m\|2}} [[length overall\|overall]]. The ship's [[Beam (nautical)\|beam]] was {{convert\|31\|ft\|6\|in\|m}} and [[Draught (hull)\|draught]] {{convert\|7\|ft\|9\|in\|m}}. Displacement was {{convert\|1050\|LT\|t\|lk=on}} [[Displacement (ship)#Standard displacement\|standard]] and {{convert\|1490\|LT\|t}} under full load. Two [[Three-drum boiler#Admiralty boiler\|Admiralty boilers]] raising steam at {{convert\|300\|psi}} and {{convert\|620\|F}} fed [[Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Company\|Parsons]] single-reduction geared [[steam turbines]] that drove two propeller shafts, generating {{convert\|19000\|shp}} at 380 rpm. This gave a speed of {{convert\|27\|kn}}.{{sfn\|Lenton\|1970\|p= 89}} Fuel capacity was {{convert\|277\|LT\|t}} of oil, giving a design range of {{convert\|2560\|nmi}} (although in service use, this dropped to {{convert\|1550\|nmi}}).{{sfn\|English\|1987\|p=12}}

	'~~'Chiddingfold''~~ was ~~ordered on~~ 4 ~~September 1939 under the 1939 War Emergency Build Programme~~. ~~She~~ was ~~laid down as Job No. J1115.<ref name=nh>~~[~~http://www.~~naval-~~history~~.~~net/xGM~~-~~Chrono-10DE-Chiddingfold~~.~~htm Naval History~~]</ref~~> She was commissioned around October 1941~~.		The ship's main gun armament was six [[QF 4 inch Mk XVI naval gun\|4 inch (102 mm) QF Mk XVI]] dual purpose (anti-ship and anti-aircraft) guns in three twin mounts, with one mount forward and two aft. Additional close-in anti-aircraft armament was provided by a quadruple [[QF 2-pounder naval gun\|2-pounder "pom-pom"]] mount and two single [[Oerlikon 20 mm cannon]] mounted in the bridge wings.{{sfn\|Gardiner\|Chesneau\|1980\|p=47}}{{sfn\|Lenton\|1970\|pp=85, 89}} Power-operated twin 20 mm Oerlikon mounts replaced the single Oerlikons during the war.{{sfn\|Whitley\|2000\|p=145}} Up to 110 [[depth charge]]s could be carried.{{sfn\|Lenton\|1970\|p=87}}{{sfn\|Friedman\|2008\|p=319}}{{#tag:ref\|While Lenton and Friedman both state a capacity of 110 depth charges,{{sfn\|Lenton\|1970\|p=87}}{{sfn\|Friedman\|2008\|p=319}} Gardiner and Chesneau give a capacity of 30 or 60 charges.{{sfn\|Gardiner\|Chesneau\|1980\|p=47}}\|group=lower-alpha}} The ship had a complement of 168 officers and men.{{sfn\|Lenton\|1970\|p= 89}}{{sfn\|Gardiner\|Chesneau\|1980\|p=47}}

			==History in the Royal Navy==
	She earned battle honours in World War II for Norway, 1941 and English Channel, 1945.		She earned battle honours in World War II for Norway, 1941 and English Channel, 1945.

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	She was deployed as a training ship until 1975, when she was struck from the active list, before being sold for scrapping.		She was deployed as a training ship until 1975, when she was struck from the active list, before being sold for scrapping.

			==Notes==
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	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}

	==Publications==		==Publications==
	* {{~~Colledge~~}}		* {{Cite Colledge2022}}
	* '' The Hunts: a history of the design, development and careers of the 86 destroyers of this class built for the Royal and Allied Navies during World War II~~'', John English,~~ World Ship Society, ~~1987,~~ {{~~ISBN~~\|0-~~905617~~-44-4}}		* {{cite book \|last=English \|first=John \|title=The Hunts: A history of the design, development and careers of the 86 destroyers of this class built for the Royal and Allied Navies during World War II \|year=1987 \|publisher=World Ship Society \|isbn=0-905617-44-4}}
			* {{cite book \|last=Friedman \|first=Norman \|title=British Destroyers and Frigates: The Second World War and After \|year=2008 \|publisher=Seaforth Publishing \|location=Barnsley, UK \|isbn=978-1-84832-015-4}}
			* {{cite book \|editor-last1=Gardiner \|editor-first1=Robert \|editor-last2=Chesneau \|editor-first2=Roger \|title=Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946 \|year=1980 \|publisher=Conway Maritime Press \|location=London \|isbn=0-85177-146-7}}
			* {{cite book \|last=Lenton \|first=H. T. \|title=Navies of the Second World War: British Fleet & Escort Destroyers Volume Two \|year=1970 \|publisher=Macdonald & Co. \|location=London \|isbn=0-356-03122-5}}
			* {{cite book \|last1=Rohwer \|first1=Jürgen \|last2=Hümmelchen \|first2=Gerhard \|title=Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945 \|year=1992 \|publisher=Greenhill Books \|location=London \|isbn=1-85367-117-7}}
			* {{cite book \|last=Whitley \|first=M. J. \|title=Destroyers of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia \|year=2000 \|publisher=Cassell & Co. \|location=London \|isbn=1-85409-521-8}}

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According to the Finnish, French, and Ukrainian language versions of this article, HMS Chiddingfold was commissioned on October 16th.

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'''HMS ''Chiddingfold'' (L31)''' was a Type II {{sclass2-|Hunt|destroyer|0}} [[destroyer]] of the [[Royal Navy]]. She was leased to the [[Indian Navy]] in 1952 where she served as '''INS ''Ganga'' (D94)'''.

==History in the Royal Navy==

''Chiddingfold'' was ordered on 4 September 1939 under the 1939 War Emergency Build Programme. She was laid down as Job No. J1115.<ref name=nh>[http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-10DE-Chiddingfold.htm Naval History]</ref> She was commissioned around October 1941.

She earned battle honours in World War II for Norway, 1941 and English Channel, 1945.

Following the war, she was reduced to Reserve status early in 1946 and laid-up on 25 March 1946. In 1950 she was transferred to the [[Reserve Fleet (United Kingdom)|Reserve Fleet]] at Harwich and remained there until 1952 when she was towed to Liverpool for a refit.<ref>Critchley, Mike, "British Warships Since 1945: Part 3: Destroyers", Maritime Books: Liskeard, UK, 1982. {{ISBN|0-9506323-9-2}}, page 34</ref>

==History in the Indian Navy==

{{other ships|INS Ganga}}

The lease of ''Chiddingfold'' to India was announced on 17 June 1952. She underwent a refit by Messrs Crichton at [[Liverpool]] which was completed in June 1953.

She was commissioned as INS ''Ganga'' on 18 June 1953. The lease was extended in August 1956, and she was sold to India in April 1958. Along with two other Hunt-class destroyers in Indian service (''Godavari'' and ''Gomati''), she constituted the 22nd Destroyer Squadron.<ref>Blackman, Raymond V B, Jane's Fighting Ships 1963-4, Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd, London, p123</ref>

She was deployed as a training ship until 1975, when she was struck from the active list, before being sold for scrapping.

==References==
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==Publications==
* {{Colledge}}
* '' The Hunts: a history of the design, development and careers of the 86 destroyers of this class built for the Royal and Allied Navies during World War II'', John English, World Ship Society, 1987, {{ISBN|0-905617-44-4}}

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