HMS Gabbard (D47)
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| Laid down: | 2 February 1944 |
| Launched: | 16 March 1945 |
| Commissioned: | 10 December 1946 |
| Decommissioned: | 1953 from Royal Navy |
| Fate: | Sold to Pakistan Navy. Renamed Badr |
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HMS Gabbard (D47) was a Battle-class destroyer of the Royal Navy (RN). She was named in honour of the Batte of 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. She was launched on the on 16 March 1945 and commissioned on the on 10 December 1946.
Upon commissioning, Gabbard joined the 5th Destroyer Flotilla, part of the Home Fleet based in the UK. In 1947, Gabbarrd, while on a visit to Scandinavia, collided with a ferry, causing some damage to Gabbard. In 1948, Gabbard took part in the Autumn Cruise, which included the two carriers Theseus and Vengeance, as-well as three other smaller vessels. The Cruise deployed to South Africa and the West Indies, performing a number of fly-the-flag visits to a variety of ports, as-well as performing naval exercises and other duties. In 1949, Gabbard, escorting Vengeance once more, deployed to the cold climate of the Arctic 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 Victorious, as-well as the battleship Vanguard, undertook a Spring Cruise, visiting the Mediterranean, where the Group performed a number of fly-the-flag visits to port, as-well as being involved in 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 Indian warships during the Indo-Pakistan War.
See HMS Gabbard for other ships of the name.
| Battle-class destroyer |
| Royal Navy |
| Agincourt | Aisne | Alamein | Armada | Barfleur | Barrosa | Cadiz | Camperdown | Corunna | Dunkirk | Finisterre | Gabbard | Gravelines | Hogue | Jutland | Lagos | Matapan | St. James | St. Kitts | Saintes | Sluys | Solebay | Trafalgar | Vigo |
| Royal Australian Navy |
| Anzac | Tobruk |