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when the
Italians invaded Abyssinia, but returned to the China Station when that was over. They were still there when the war began, but reinforced the Mediterranean Fleet shortly afterwards. Five ships were transferred to Home Fleet in December 1939, but
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during 1932. Following the
Italian invasion of Abyssinia, the entire flotilla was sent to the Red Sea in August 1935 to monitor Italian warship movements until April 1936. Refitted upon their return, they were deployed to Spanish waters during the
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as the ninth unit—in each year. However, only four ships—plus a leader—were ordered under the 1929–1930 Programme as the C class. The other four ships planned for the C class were never ordered as an economy measure and disarmament gesture by the
457:) was sunk by a German submarine in 1942, though she had sunk an Italian submarine in 1940. The other ships of the class sank three German submarines during the war. They were all worn out by the end of the war and were
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were added to the surviving ships, usually replacing the 2-pounder or .50-calibre machine gun mounts between the funnels. One pair of these was added to the bridge wings and the other pair was mounted on the
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was kept in the Red Sea for escort duties until
November, but the rest of the flotilla was used on contraband patrol duties upon arrival. They all needed repairs which were made before the end of the year.
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returned to the UK and was assigned to the
Western Approaches Command until the end of the war. She then transported returning troops in Canada until paid off in October. She was sold for scrap in 1946.
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was removed on many ships to allow for additional depth charge stowage as was the 12-pounder. On at least one ship, this latter gun replaced 'X' gun. Most ships had either 'A' or 'B' gun replaced by a
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and the Red Sea in
September–November 1933. After refitting in the UK during 1934, the flotilla was transferred to the China Station, arriving at Hong Kong in January 1935 and renumbered as the
1667:. Most of the flotilla was sent to the Red Sea during the Italian invasion of Abyssinia in 1935–36. They returned to the Hong Kong in mid-1936 and remained there until World War II began.
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was transferred to the RCN in early 1943, but both became convoy escorts in the
Atlantic. They sank two German submarines before being assigned to the UK to protect Allied shipping during
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did not turn her over until enough auxiliary anti-submarine ships had been commissioned to replace her after World War II had started. All four 'C'-class ships were stationed at
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were in poor shape by this time and were sent back to Canada for lengthy refits in late 1944. They remained in Canada after the completion of their refits in early 1945, while
789:. The 3-inch AA gun was removed in 1936–37, and the 2-pounders were relocated between the funnels on platforms The ships were fitted with two above-water quadruple mount for
2656:
896:'s ASV radar, was also added. The early models, however, could only scan directly forward and had to be aimed by turning the entire ship. Some ships also received a
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retained both and received a split
Hedgehog that was mounted on either side of 'A' gun. Some ships that received the Hedgehog in 'B' position also mounted two old
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while protecting Convoy ON-208. Both ships remained on escort duty until May 1944 when they were transferred to the UK in preparation for
Operation Overlord.
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1910:. The Japanese never spotted Force B, and the ship remained with the fleet until ordered home in September to convert to an escort destroyer. After
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722:, leader of the C class, displaced 15 long tons (15 t) more than her destroyers and carried an extra 30 personnel who formed the staff of the
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1946:
was transferred to the Royal
Canadian Navy on 1 March 1943 during her conversion and was recommissioned on 12 April with the new name of HMCS
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When purchased by Canada in 1937–38, the four C-class destroyers were refitted to meet
Canadian specifications, including the installation of
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was in the midst of a refit that lasted until November, but the rest of the flotilla was immediately transferred to the Mediterranean Fleet.
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rejoined Force H that same month and she escorted several major convoys to Malta before returning to the UK in October for a lengthy refit.
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machine gun in quadruple mountings on the bridge wings, but these were not initially available, so the old 2-pounder guns were retained in
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395:
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from aircraft carriers to Malta before she was transferred to the Eastern Fleet in April to support Operation Ironclad, the invasion of
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joined her sisters in late July and all four ships escorted convoys and the ships of the Mediterranean Fleet for the rest of the year.
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21:
17:
1754:, the ship was assigned to convoy escort duties in the North Atlantic. On 22 October, she was sunk in a collision with the freighter
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in the early 1930s. As in previous years, it was originally intended to order a complete flotilla comprising eight destroyers—plus a
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The remaining ships spent most of the rest of the war escorting convoys in the North Atlantic, based in either Canada or the UK.
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739:, leader of the 'D' class, displaced 25 long tons (25 t) more than her destroyers and also carried an extra 30 personnel.
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platform. Early in the war, depth charge stowage increased to 33 in the C class, while the D class carried 38. 'Y' gun on the
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was so badly damaged in a collision with a merchant ship in January 1940 that her repairs required six months to complete.
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647:. The D class were repeats of the C's, except that the TSDS was replaced by storage for up to 30 depth charges and ASDIC.
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1973:
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joined Force H at Gibraltar in October and participated in the inconclusive Battle of Cape Spartivento together with
702:) and a temperature of 600 °F (316 °C). The destroyers carried a maximum of 473 long tons (481 t) of
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3409:
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433:(RCN) in 1937–1939 and spent most of their time during World War II on convoy escort duties in the Atlantic Ocean.
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The four ships that remained with the Mediterranean Fleet sank three Italian submarines in 1940 while escorting
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710:(10,200 km; 6,300 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph). Their complement was 145 officers and
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643:(sonar) capability between destroyer flotillas, the C class lacked ASDIC and were designed to carry only six
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which had been sunk in a collision by a Royal Navy cruiser. Recommissioned on 6 September and renamed HMCS
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and was badly damaged when returning from one of these missions. The ship was attacked by a single German
1772:. They were all recalled to the Mediterranean in April–May in anticipation of Italian entry into the war.
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in 1936–37 to intercept shipping carrying contraband goods to Spain and to protect British-flagged ships.
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had been modified when she was turned over in October 1939, other than steam heating had yet been fitted.
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s refit was completed in January 1942, she rejoined Force H and escorted several missions to fly off
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in April–June. While attempting to sail through the English Channel in daylight, contrary to orders,
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804:. They had no capability for anti-aircraft fire and the anti-aircraft guns were aimed solely by eye.
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in July when she was crippled by a German bomber when returning from escorting a convoy to Tobruk.
517:. However, she too was rammed and sunk several months later by a freighter that she was escorting.
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1768:, West Africa in early 1940 to escort convoys passing through the area and to search for German
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separated from the chartroom and director tower. This unusual layout was not repeated. As per
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was paid off in May and sold in July although she was not completely broken up until 1949.
830:, the after mast and funnel being cut down to improve the gun's field of fire. Four to six
686:(67 km/h; 41 mph). Steam for the turbines was provided by three Admiralty 3-drum
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had been damaged by aircraft earlier that month and was under repair until February 1941.
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726:, commanding officer of the flotilla. Unique among the C and D-class ships, she had three
663:
553:
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1950:(the ship was gifted to the Canadians on 15 June). After working up, she was assigned to
1928:, in early May. She, too, was recalled to the UK to be modified as an escort destroyer.
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Beginning in May 1940, the after bank of torpedo tubes was removed and replaced with a
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was damaged in a collision in December and was repaired at Malta until February 1942.
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remained in the UK until June. All three ships transported Canadian troops home after
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was badly damaged when she collided with a merchant ship, requiring lengthy repairs.
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were transferred to the UK in late May and helped to evacuate refugees from France.
612:, but were enlarged to increase their endurance and to allow for the inclusion of a
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remained on escort duties for the rest of the year before being transferred to the
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was sunk by a German submarine in February 1940. The other two participated in the
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bomber on 11 July and had to be scuttled by her consort, the Australian destroyer
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until they were decommissioned in late 1945. All three were broken up in 1946–47.
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was transferred to the Eastern Fleet in March and was escorting Force B when the
1734:
were assigned to convoy escort duties in early 1940, before participating in the
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in early 1942. They returned to the UK late in the year to begin conversions to
287:
1931:
402:. A complete flotilla—the 'D' class—was ordered under the 1930–1931 Programme.
36:
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3045:
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that operated at a pressure of 310 psi (2,137 kPa; 22 kgf/cm).
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had her first victory on 27 December 1942 when she was credited with sinking
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for local escort duties in December where she assisted in the capture of the
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was sunk by German aircraft on 29 July. After a brief refit in July–August,
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in single mounts, designated 'A', 'B', 'X', and 'Y' from front to rear. For
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While patrolling the North African coast on 24 February with the destroyer
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followed in July. They saw some action against German patrol boats in the
650:
The C- and D-class destroyers displaced 1,375 long tons (1,397 t) at
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2001:
1789:
1765:
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was sunk en route when she was accidentally rammed by the battleship HMS
262:
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1577:
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477:
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302:(10,870 km; 6,760 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
2579:(Third Revised ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
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evacuated Allied troops from Greece and Crete in April–May, although
1649:
1343:
588:. They sank three more submarines before the end of the war and were
342:
2062:
After a lengthy refit in Canada from October 1944 to February 1945,
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for British destroyers. The 'C' class were unique in having a split
468:
destroyers were initially assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet upon
1930:
1764:
The remaining four ships of the flotilla were briefly assigned to
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885:
811:
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320:
197:
2017:, conducting anti-submarine operations, for the rest of the war.
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were transferred to the UK to protect the shipping mustering for
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of 12 feet 6 inches (3.8 m). They were powered by
476:
in 1935. Like the C class, most were temporarily deployed in the
769:
deck. The D-class destroyers had been intended to carry the new
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3013:
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1843:
continued to provide escorts as needed in early 1941, although
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were immediately recalled to begin convoy escort duties on the
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was sunk by German aircraft on 27 April while doing so. After
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were transferred to the Home Fleet in December 1939, although
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and larger warships of the fleet. Several participated in the
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British Destroyers From Earliest Days to the Second World War
1954:
C5 for convoy escort duties in the North Atlantic. In April,
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assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet. The flotilla toured the
761:. The C-class ships carried two 40-millimetre (1.6 in)
2492:
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678:, driving two shafts, which developed a total of 36,000
635:
policy in alternating Two-Speed Destroyer Sweep (TSDS)
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Upon commissioning in 1932–33, the D class formed the
800:
Mk I that used data derived from the director and the
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on 18 February while escorting a convoy from Norway.
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was transferred to the RCN as a replacement for the
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upon their completion, although they reinforced the
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892:short-range surface search radar, adapted from the
3156:British naval ship classes of the Second World War
1871:-controlled Syria and Lebanon in June, she joined
1506:was sunk on 25 June 1940 in a collision with the
1460:in British Columbia when the war began, but only
1440:were sold to the Royal Canadian Navy in 1937 and
682:(27,000 kW) and gave a maximum speed of 36
548:was sunk by German bombers in February 1941 and
1962:. While defending Convoy ON-207 on 23 October,
2601:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
2557:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
2516:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
2456:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
742:All of the ships of the class mounted four 45-
3141:
3025:
2650:
2531:Hodges, Peter & Friedman, Norman (1979).
2021:was tasked to protect Allied shipping in the
1419:All five of the C class were assigned to the
865:for use against U-boats at very close range.
8:
2103:, 30 cwt referring to the weight of the gun.
2999:List of destroyer classes of the Royal Navy
1746:was transferred to the RCN to replace HMCS
654:load and 1,865 long tons (1,895 t) at
429:of 1936–1939. They were transferred to the
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3010:
2831:
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1702:was rammed and sunk on 10 December by the
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2029:and, together with other ships, she sank
1794:in June, before they participated in the
1520:while the other two were assigned to the
1544:on 7 November 1940. She was sunk by the
765:AA guns mounted on the aft end of their
690:that operated at a pressure of 300
608:These ships were based on the preceding
505:was sunk by German aircraft in July and
369:rail and 2 throwers for 20 depth charges
16:For other classes of the same name, see
2494:. Kendal, England: World Ship Society.
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1986:. Later the same month, on 29 October,
1472:, the other two following in November.
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1847:was transferred to Freetown in March.
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4402:Laid down and completed after the war
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1551:on 14 September 1942 while escorting
441:) was sunk when she was accidentally
7:
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2081:List of ship classes of World War II
1788:sinking one more with the destroyer
1620:never sank a submarine, but she and
828:QF 12-pounder Mk V anti-aircraft gun
796:The main guns were controlled by an
544:in October and escorted that group.
2049:on 18 August, and, two days later,
1190:Bombed and sunk, 24 February 1941
981:, 10 November 1945; scrapped 1952
513:after she was sunk by the cruiser
14:
2535:. London: Conway Maritime Press.
771:QF 0.5-inch (12.7 mm) Mk III
241:12 ft 6 in (3.8 m)
3105:
2920:
2836:
2737:
2681:
2622:
2533:Destroyer Weapons of World War 2
1867:participated in the invasion of
753:(AA) defence, they had a single
706:that gave them a range of 5,500
627:, with the compass platform and
207:1,890 long tons (1,920 t) (
84:
71:
35:
2629:C and D class destroyers (1932)
2185:Hodges and Friedman, pp. 12, 17
1531:assisted the British destroyer
1327:Bombed and sunk, 27 April 1941
666:of 33 feet (10.1 m) and a
4438:Ship classes of the Royal Navy
2137:Friedman, pp. 205–215, 298–299
2099:"cwt" is the abbreviation for
1966:, together with the destroyer
1569:. Together with the destroyer
1303:Bombed and sunk, 29 July 1940
1279:Bombed and sunk, 11 July 1941
662:of 329 feet (100.3 m), a
472:, but were transferred to the
421:of 1935–1936 and enforced the
1:
1784:sank two Italian submarines,
1364:1940, sunk in collision with
1102:1937, sunk in collision with
419:Italian invasion of Abyssinia
168:General characteristics (HMS
4167:Harbour defence motor launch
1831:was sunk by German bombers.
1452:was bought in 1939, but the
798:Admiralty Fire Control Clock
554:Allied personnel from Greece
221:329 ft (100.3 m) (
1974:Consolidated B-24 Liberator
1798:early the following month.
1315:Vickers Armstrongs, Barrow
1267:Vickers Armstrongs, Barrow
1255:1943; sold for scrap, 1946
814:. It is not clear how much
445:by the British cruiser HMS
290:(67 km/h; 41 mph)
4454:
4347:Merchant aircraft carriers
2015:Western Approaches Command
1905:Japanese carriers attacked
1522:Western Approaches Command
1116:D class construction data
916:C class construction data
880:removed in exchange for a
619:. This class introduced a
552:in April while evacuating
423:Non-Intervention Agreement
15:
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3114:
3103:
3052:
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2666:C- and D-class destroyers
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596:was scrapped in 1945 and
352:anti-aircraft machineguns
349:QF .5-inch Vickers Mk III
167:
51:
34:
4428:C and D-class destroyers
1875:in escorting convoys to
1711:that she was escorting.
1148:HM Dockyard, Portsmouth
253:Admiralty 3-drum boilers
233:33 ft (10.1 m)
4396:Completed after the war
4361:Armed merchant cruisers
4172:Fairmile B motor launch
3225:Light aircraft carriers
1541:Comandante FaĂ di Bruno
1539:Italian submarine
1423:of the Home Fleet upon
1389:Sunk in collision with
1036:1938, torpedoed by the
994:HM Dockyard, Portsmouth
275:2 Ă— shafts; 2 Ă— geared
4368:Ocean boarding vessels
4354:Fighter catapult ships
2490:English, John (1993).
1990:shared the sinking of
1940:
1721:German submarine
1665:8th Destroyer Flotilla
1657:1st Destroyer Flotilla
1546:German submarine
1421:2nd Destroyer Flotilla
1416:
1222:German submarine
1038:German submarine
901:radio direction finder
870:director-control tower
832:QF 20 mm Oerlikon
621:director-control tower
604:Design and description
405:The five ships of the
334:QF 4.7-inch Mk IX guns
1934:
1508:anti-aircraft cruiser
1410:
868:Most ships had their
822:Wartime modifications
791:21-inch (533 mm)
4306:Submarine depot ship
4200:-class river gunboat
4192:Insect-class gunboat
2631:at Wikimedia Commons
2235:Friedman, pp. 236–37
2146:Whitley, pp. 26, 102
2013:was assigned to the
1978:No. 224 Squadron RAF
1080:1937; scrapped 1947
1043:, 13 September 1942
1014:1938, scrapped 1946
979:Prince Edward Island
2928:Royal Canadian Navy
2745:Royal Canadian Navy
2426:English, pp. 53, 56
2392:Douglas, pp. 568–70
1524:for escort duties.
1396:, 12 December 1939
1227:, 18 February 1940
1117:
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757:AA gun between her
747:4.7-inch Mk IX guns
658:. The ships had an
526:Battles of Calabria
501:of April–June, but
431:Royal Canadian Navy
415:Mediterranean Fleet
92:Royal Canadian Navy
4205:Type Two 63 ft HSL
4177:Motor torpedo boat
3563:Thornycroft type (
3040:Interwar standard
2412:English, pp. 51–60
2383:English, pp. 45–50
2226:Lenton, pp. 154–56
2176:Lenton, pp. 154–55
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1796:Battle of Calabria
1736:Norwegian Campaign
1626:Operation Overlord
1603:on 3 August 1942,
1599:. While escorting
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1371:, 22 October 1940
1318:29 September 1931
1151:25 September 1931
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1067:29 September 1931
1056:Vickers Armstrongs
1001:30 September 1931
998:12 September 1930
915:
884:target-indication
763:QF 2-pounder Mk II
731:water-tube boilers
688:water-tube boilers
586:Operation Overlord
499:Norwegian Campaign
381:was a group of 14
317:processing systems
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1291:Fairfield, Govan
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1187:22 December 1932
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617:anti-aircraft gun
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3386:
3385:
3381:
3379:
3378:
3377:King George V
3374:
3372:
3371:
3367:
3365:
3364:
3360:
3358:
3357:
3353:
3352:
3350:
3348:
3344:
3338:
3337:
3333:
3331:
3330:
3326:
3324:
3323:
3319:
3317:
3314:
3312:
3311:
3307:
3305:
3304:
3300:
3298:
3297:
3293:
3291:
3290:
3286:
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3283:
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3277:
3271:
3270:
3266:
3264:
3263:
3259:
3257:
3256:
3252:
3250:
3249:
3245:
3243:
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3238:
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3235:
3231:
3230:
3228:
3226:
3222:
3216:
3215:
3211:
3209:
3208:
3204:
3202:
3201:
3197:
3195:
3194:
3190:
3188:
3187:
3183:
3181:
3180:
3176:
3174:
3173:
3169:
3168:
3166:
3164:
3160:
3151:
3146:
3144:
3139:
3137:
3132:
3131:
3128:
3118:
3113:
3108:
3098:
3095:
3093:
3090:
3088:
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3080:
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3075:
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3068:
3065:
3063:
3060:
3058:
3055:
3054:
3051:
3047:
3043:
3035:
3030:
3028:
3023:
3021:
3016:
3015:
3012:
3000:
2997:
2996:
2993:
2987:
2984:Followed by:
2983:
2981:
2978:Preceded by:
2977:
2976:
2973:
2962:
2958:
2957:
2953:
2950:
2946:
2945:
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2767:
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2699:
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2690:
2678:
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2660:
2655:
2653:
2648:
2646:
2641:
2640:
2637:
2630:
2625:
2621:
2620:
2616:
2610:
2608:0-87021-326-1
2604:
2600:
2596:
2592:
2588:
2586:1-59114-119-2
2582:
2578:
2574:
2570:
2566:
2564:1-55750-048-7
2560:
2556:
2552:
2551:Lenton, H. T.
2548:
2544:
2542:0-87021-929-4
2538:
2534:
2529:
2525:
2519:
2515:
2511:
2507:
2503:
2501:0-905617-64-9
2497:
2493:
2488:
2484:
2482:1-55125-061-6
2478:
2474:
2469:
2465:
2459:
2455:
2451:
2447:
2446:
2442:
2432:
2429:
2423:
2421:
2419:
2415:
2409:
2407:
2405:
2403:
2401:
2399:
2395:
2389:
2386:
2380:
2378:
2374:
2368:
2365:
2359:
2356:
2350:
2347:
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2332:
2329:
2323:
2321:
2317:
2311:
2308:
2302:
2300:
2298:
2296:
2292:
2286:
2283:
2277:
2274:
2268:
2265:
2259:
2256:
2250:
2248:
2246:
2244:
2242:
2238:
2232:
2229:
2223:
2221:
2219:
2215:
2209:
2206:
2203:Brown, p. 164
2200:
2197:
2191:
2188:
2182:
2179:
2173:
2170:
2164:
2161:
2155:
2153:
2149:
2143:
2140:
2134:
2131:
2125:
2123:
2121:
2117:
2110:
2102:
2101:hundredweight
2096:
2093:
2086:
2082:
2079:
2078:
2074:
2072:
2070:
2065:
2060:
2058:
2054:
2053:
2048:
2047:Bay of Biscay
2044:
2043:
2038:
2034:
2033:
2028:
2027:Bay of Biscay
2024:
2020:
2016:
2012:
2008:
2007:
2003:
1999:
1995:
1994:
1989:
1985:
1984:
1979:
1975:
1971:
1970:
1965:
1961:
1957:
1953:
1949:
1945:
1939:about 1942–43
1938:
1933:
1929:
1927:
1923:
1920:
1913:
1909:
1906:
1902:
1898:
1896:
1892:
1888:
1887:
1882:
1881:Junkers Ju 88
1878:
1874:
1870:
1866:
1862:
1858:
1854:
1850:
1846:
1842:
1838:
1834:
1830:
1826:
1825:
1819:
1817:
1814:in November.
1813:
1809:
1805:
1801:
1797:
1793:
1792:
1787:
1783:
1779:
1775:
1771:
1767:
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1697:
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1677:
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1670:
1666:
1662:
1658:
1653:
1651:
1647:
1643:
1639:
1635:
1634:Bay of Biscay
1631:
1627:
1623:
1619:
1615:
1614:
1609:
1606:
1602:
1598:
1597:
1592:
1591:
1585:
1584:
1579:
1575:
1574:
1568:
1567:Convoy ON 154
1564:
1563:
1558:
1554:
1553:Convoy ON 127
1550:
1549:
1543:
1542:
1536:
1535:
1530:
1525:
1523:
1519:
1515:
1514:
1509:
1505:
1501:
1497:
1493:
1489:
1488:
1483:
1479:
1475:
1471:
1467:
1463:
1459:
1455:
1451:
1447:
1443:
1439:
1435:
1431:
1426:
1425:commissioning
1422:
1415:about 1942–43
1414:
1409:
1402:
1395:
1394:
1388:
1385:
1383:19 July 1932
1382:
1380:
1379:
1374:
1370:
1369:
1363:
1362:
1357:To Canada as
1356:
1353:
1351:16 June 1932
1350:
1348:12 June 1931
1345:
1341:
1336:
1335:
1330:
1326:
1323:
1321:8 April 1932
1320:
1317:
1314:
1312:
1311:
1306:
1302:
1299:
1296:
1293:
1290:
1288:
1287:
1282:
1278:
1275:
1273:7 April 1932
1272:
1270:22 June 1931
1269:
1266:
1264:
1263:
1258:
1254:
1253:
1248:To Canada as
1247:
1244:
1241:
1239:25 June 1931
1238:
1236:
1235:
1230:
1226:
1225:
1219:
1216:
1214:7 April 1932
1213:
1211:18 June 1931
1210:
1208:
1204:
1199:
1198:
1193:
1189:
1186:
1183:
1180:
1178:
1174:
1171:
1169:
1168:
1163:
1159:
1156:
1153:
1150:
1147:
1145:
1144:
1139:
1119:
1108:
1107:
1101:
1100:
1095:To Canada as
1094:
1092:1 April 1934
1091:
1089:
1088:
1083:
1079:
1078:
1073:To Canada as
1072:
1069:
1061:
1057:
1052:
1051:
1046:
1042:
1041:
1035:
1034:
1029:To Canada as
1028:
1025:
1023:
1022:
1017:
1013:
1012:
1007:To Canada as
1006:
1003:
995:
990:
989:
984:
980:
976:
975:
970:To Canada as
969:
966:
963:
960:
958:
954:
951:
949:
948:
943:
934:
929:
919:
910:
908:
906:
902:
899:
895:
891:
887:
883:
879:
875:
871:
866:
864:
861:
857:
853:
852:spigot mortar
849:
845:
841:
836:
833:
829:
821:
819:
817:
813:
810:
805:
803:
799:
794:
792:
788:
784:
780:
776:
772:
768:
764:
760:
756:
752:
751:anti-aircraft
748:
745:
740:
738:
737:
732:
729:
725:
721:
720:
715:
713:
709:
705:
701:
697:
693:
689:
685:
681:
677:
673:
669:
665:
661:
657:
653:
648:
646:
645:depth charges
642:
638:
634:
630:
626:
622:
618:
615:
611:
603:
601:
600:during 1946.
599:
595:
591:
587:
583:
579:
575:
574:Eastern Fleet
571:
567:
563:
559:
555:
551:
547:
543:
539:
535:
531:
527:
523:
522:Malta convoys
518:
516:
512:
508:
504:
500:
496:
492:
488:
484:
479:
475:
474:China Station
471:
470:commissioning
467:
462:
460:
456:
452:
448:
444:
440:
436:
432:
428:
424:
420:
416:
412:
408:
403:
401:
397:
392:
388:
384:
380:
379:C and D class
368:
364:
362:
361:torpedo tubes
359:
355:
353:
350:
346:
344:
341:
337:
335:
331:
330:
329:
326:
325:
322:
319:
314:
313:
309:
306:
305:
301:
297:
294:
293:
289:
285:
282:
281:
278:
274:
271:
270:
264:
261:(27,000
260:
256:
254:
250:
249:
248:
245:
244:
240:
237:
236:
232:
229:
228:
224:
220:
217:
216:
210:
206:
203:
199:
195:
191:
190:
189:
186:
185:
182:
179:
176:
175:
171:
166:
162:
159:
158:
154:
151:
150:
146:
143:
142:
138:
136:In commission
135:
134:
130:
127:
126:
122:
119:
118:
115:
114:E and F class
112:
109:
108:
105:
102:
99:
98:
93:
82:
80:
69:
68:
67:
64:
63:
59:
56:
55:
50:
46:
45:
38:
33:
30:
23:
19:
4366:
4359:
4352:
4345:
4339:
4332:
4325:
4318:
4311:
4299:
4292:
4280:
4273:
4231:
4197:
4137:
4125:
4108:
4091:
4084:
4077:
4047:
4040:
4033:
4026:
4006:
3999:
3992:
3980:
3973:
3960:Minesweepers
3948:
3941:
3934:
3927:
3920:
3913:
3901:
3894:
3887:
3880:
3860:
3853:
3846:
3839:
3832:
3825:
3818:
3811:
3804:
3718:
3658:J, K & N
3632:
3621:
3614:
3573:
3564:
3542:
3535:
3528:
3521:
3514:
3502:
3495:
3488:
3481:
3474:
3449:
3437:
3417:
3410:
3390:
3383:
3376:
3369:
3362:
3355:
3335:
3328:
3321:
3309:
3302:
3295:
3288:
3268:
3261:
3254:
3247:
3240:
3233:
3213:
3206:
3199:
3192:
3185:
3178:
3171:
3071:
3066:
2960:
2955:
2948:
2943:
2908:
2901:
2894:
2887:
2880:
2873:
2866:
2859:
2852:
2813:
2808:
2801:
2796:
2789:
2784:
2777:
2772:
2765:
2760:
2725:
2718:
2711:
2704:
2697:
2665:
2598:
2576:
2554:
2532:
2513:
2491:
2472:
2453:
2431:
2388:
2367:
2358:
2349:
2340:
2331:
2310:
2285:
2276:
2267:
2258:
2231:
2208:
2199:
2190:
2181:
2172:
2163:
2142:
2133:
2095:
2068:
2063:
2061:
2051:
2041:
2031:
2018:
2010:
2005:
1997:
1992:
1987:
1982:
1968:
1963:
1955:
1952:Escort Group
1947:
1943:
1942:
1936:
1926:Diego Suarez
1911:
1900:
1899:
1894:
1890:
1885:
1872:
1869:Vichy French
1864:
1860:
1856:
1852:
1848:
1844:
1840:
1836:
1832:
1828:
1823:
1820:
1815:
1811:
1807:
1803:
1799:
1790:
1785:
1781:
1777:
1773:
1763:
1757:
1751:
1747:
1743:
1739:
1731:
1727:
1722:
1716:
1712:
1707:
1699:
1695:
1691:
1687:
1683:
1679:
1678:
1672:
1668:
1661:Persian Gulf
1654:
1645:
1641:
1637:
1629:
1621:
1617:
1612:
1604:
1601:Convoy SC 94
1595:
1589:
1582:
1572:
1561:
1556:
1547:
1540:
1533:
1528:
1526:
1512:
1503:
1499:
1495:
1491:
1486:
1473:
1465:
1461:
1449:
1445:
1441:
1437:
1433:
1418:
1412:
1392:
1377:
1367:
1360:
1333:
1309:
1297:2 June 1932
1285:
1261:
1251:
1242:7 June 1932
1233:
1223:
1220:Sunk by the
1196:
1166:
1154:7 July 1932
1142:
1105:
1098:
1086:
1076:
1049:
1039:
1032:
1020:
1010:
1004:2 June 1932
987:
973:
967:30 May 1932
946:
867:
860:QF 6-pounder
855:
825:
815:
806:
795:
786:
782:
778:
774:
741:
735:
718:
716:
694:(2,068
649:
607:
597:
593:
581:
569:
565:
557:
549:
545:
533:
519:
514:
510:
506:
502:
494:
490:
486:
482:
465:
463:
454:
450:
446:
438:
434:
406:
404:
378:
376:
367:depth charge
315:Sensors and
257:36,000
196:(1,397
187:Displacement
169:
43:
29:
4408:Conversions
4319:Bonaventure
4263:Round Table
3949:Teviot Bank
3935:Port Quebec
3928:Port Napier
3805:Bridgewater
3565:Shakespeare
3347:Battleships
3193:Illustrious
2934:River class
2797:Restigouche
2785:St. Laurent
2761:Assiniboine
2751:River class
1646:Assiniboine
1642:St. Laurent
1638:Restigouche
1630:Assiniboine
1622:St. Laurent
1618:Restigouche
1605:Assiniboine
1593:, she sank
1557:St. Laurent
1500:Restigouche
1496:St. Laurent
1474:Assiniboine
1466:St. Laurent
1413:Restigouche
1203:Thornycroft
1184:3 May 1932
1077:St. Laurent
1026:2 May 1932
1011:Restigouche
974:Assiniboine
903:on a short
874:rangefinder
854:, although
844:quarterdeck
840:searchlight
802:rangefinder
793:torpedoes.
724:Captain (D)
532:that year.
425:during the
417:during the
338:1 Ă— single
332:4 Ă— single
298:5,870
100:Preceded by
4422:Categories
4243:Portuguese
4059:Submarines
3921:Menestheus
3872:Minelayers
3861:Black Swan
3840:Kingfisher
3586:Destroyers
3200:Implacable
3172:Courageous
3046:Royal Navy
2844:Royal Navy
2766:Kempenfelt
2698:Kempenfelt
2689:Royal Navy
2443:References
1758:Port Fairy
1704:battleship
1588:HMCS
1583:Owen Sound
1581:HMCS
1576:, and the
1454:Royal Navy
1450:Kempenfelt
1368:Port Fairy
1359:HMCS
1250:HMCS
1133:Completed
1127:Laid down
1097:HMCS
1075:HMCS
1031:HMCS
1009:HMCS
972:HMCS
947:Kempenfelt
937:Completed
876:above the
816:Kempenfelt
767:forecastle
719:Kempenfelt
698:; 21
629:wheelhouse
560:had to be
453:(formerly
449:in 1940.
437:(formerly
411:Home Fleet
387:Royal Navy
383:destroyers
307:Complement
272:Propulsion
120:Subclasses
79:Royal Navy
27:Ship class
4390:Cancelled
4333:Maidstone
4300:Albatross
4198:Dragonfly
4034:Protector
4018:Netlayers
3914:Agamemnon
3881:Adventure
3768:Corvettes
3693:W & Z
3688:U & V
3683:S & T
3678:Q & R
3673:O & P
3668:L & M
3643:G & H
3638:E & F
3633:C & D
3628:A & B
3615:Ambuscade
3604:V & W
3207:Audacious
3186:Ark Royal
3042:destroyer
2111:Footnotes
2006:Sunflower
1610:and sank
1571:HMS
1534:Harvester
1511:HMS
1478:Caribbean
1458:Esquimalt
1448:in 1938.
1391:HMS
1173:Fairfield
1130:Launched
1104:HMS
928:Laid down
898:Huff-Duff
656:deep load
633:Admiralty
592:in 1945.
542:Gibraltar
340:QF 3-inch
209:deep load
194:long tons
181:Destroyer
172:as built)
152:Completed
139:1932–1945
131:1930–1933
65:Operators
4268:Monitors
4221:Trawlers
4085:Parthian
4027:Guardian
4000:Algerine
3826:Shoreham
3812:Hastings
3730:Frigates
3543:Minotaur
3529:Minotaur
3503:Arethusa
3391:Vanguard
3322:Activity
3310:Attacker
3296:Audacity
3262:Majestic
3255:Colossus
2956:Margaree
2944:Kootenay
2932:Part of
2867:Defender
2814:Crusader
2778:Crescent
2749:Part of
2726:Crusader
2705:Crescent
2597:(1988).
2575:(2005).
2553:(1998).
2512:(2009).
2452:(2007).
2075:See also
2064:Kootenay
2055:west of
2025:and the
2019:Kootenay
2002:corvette
2000:and the
1948:Kootenay
1922:fighters
1886:Vendetta
1865:Defender
1853:Defender
1841:Defender
1812:Defender
1778:Defender
1766:Freetown
1756:MV
1752:Margaree
1578:frigates
1573:Forester
1513:Calcutta
1487:Hannover
1485:MV
1446:Crusader
1434:Crescent
1366:MV
1361:Margaree
1262:Defender
1252:Kootenay
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1124:Builder
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933:Launched
924:Builder
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882:Type 271
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809:Type 124
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704:fuel oil
652:standard
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511:Crescent
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439:Crescent
327:Armament
202:standard
4340:Titania
4312:Adamant
4293:Pegasus
4281:Roberts
4159:Coastal
4138:Amphion
4109:Grampus
4092:Rainbow
3974:Halcyon
3847:Bittern
3833:Grimsby
3743:Captain
3536:Neptune
3496:Leander
3489:Emerald
3482:Hawkins
3438:Hawkins
3363:Revenge
3336:Nairana
3303:Avenger
3269:Centaur
3248:Unicorn
3097:I class
3092:H class
3087:G class
3082:F class
3077:E class
3072:D class
3067:C class
3062:B class
3057:A class
2986:E class
2980:B class
2909:Duchess
2888:Delight
2874:Diamond
2828:D class
2673:C class
2045:in the
2035:in the
1998:Vidette
1980:, sank
1969:Vidette
1958:joined
1861:Diamond
1857:Diamond
1837:Diamond
1808:Diamond
1800:Diamond
1740:Delight
1732:Delight
1700:Duchess
1692:Delight
1688:Duchess
1669:Diamond
1590:Swansea
1516:in the
1403:Service
1378:Duchess
1340:Palmers
1310:Diamond
1286:Delight
835:cannons
783:Diamond
759:funnels
744:calibre
712:ratings
674:geared
672:Parsons
668:draught
610:B class
550:Diamond
538:Force H
536:joined
503:Delight
483:Duchess
478:Red Sea
466:D-class
407:C class
358:21-inch
238:Draught
144:Planned
60:C and D
4274:Erebus
4232:Basset
4226:Castle
4007:Cybele
3981:Bangor
3902:Linnet
3895:Plover
3888:Abdiel
3791:Sloops
3781:Castle
3776:Flower
3748:Colony
3719:Daring
3708:Weapon
3703:Battle
3653:Tribal
3622:Amazon
3546:(1947)
3444:County
3411:Renown
3370:Nelson
3289:Archer
3241:Hermes
2925:
2881:Dainty
2860:Daring
2853:Duncan
2841:
2809:Ottawa
2790:Cygnet
2773:Fraser
2742:
2712:Cygnet
2686:
2605:
2583:
2561:
2539:
2520:
2498:
2479:
2460:
2069:Duncan
2011:Duncan
1988:Duncan
1972:and a
1964:Duncan
1956:Duncan
1937:Ottawa
1912:Duncan
1908:Ceylon
1891:Duncan
1877:Tobruk
1845:Duncan
1833:Duncan
1829:Dainty
1804:Duncan
1786:Dainty
1782:Dainty
1780:, and
1748:Fraser
1717:Daring
1713:Duncan
1708:Barham
1696:Daring
1680:Duncan
1673:Daring
1650:VE Day
1636:, but
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1504:Fraser
1498:, and
1492:Fraser
1462:Fraser
1438:Cygnet
1393:Barham
1344:Jarrow
1197:Daring
1167:Dainty
1143:Duncan
1099:Fraser
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1050:Cygnet
1033:Ottawa
878:bridge
856:Duncan
775:Daring
736:Duncan
728:Yarrow
700:kgf/cm
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566:Duncan
546:Dainty
534:Duncan
495:Daring
491:Duncan
489:, and
487:Barham
451:Ottawa
443:rammed
435:Fraser
343:AA gun
218:Length
192:1,375
170:Dainty
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44:Ottawa
4326:Forth
4253:Dance
4238:Isles
4214:Other
4103:River
3854:Egret
3819:Banff
3738:River
3574:Scott
3475:Danae
3316:Ruler
3234:Argus
3214:Malta
3179:Eagle
2961:Diana
2949:Decoy
2902:Diana
2895:Decoy
2802:Comet
2719:Comet
2087:Notes
2057:Brest
2052:U-984
2042:U-621
2032:U-678
1996:with
1993:U-282
1983:U-274
1944:Decoy
1935:HMCS
1915:'
1901:Decoy
1895:Decoy
1873:Decoy
1849:Decoy
1824:Hasty
1816:Decoy
1774:Decoy
1744:Diana
1728:Diana
1684:Diana
1613:U-210
1596:U-845
1562:U-356
1442:Comet
1411:HMCS
1334:Diana
1234:Decoy
1177:Govan
1136:Fate
1121:Name
988:Comet
957:Cowes
940:Fate
921:Name
911:Ships
886:radar
812:ASDIC
779:Diana
684:knots
641:ASDIC
598:Decoy
582:Decoy
570:Decoy
507:Diana
321:ASDIC
295:Range
288:knots
283:Speed
128:Built
42:HMCS
4248:Tree
4126:P611
4078:Odin
3968:Hunt
3753:Loch
3663:Hunt
3609:Town
3522:Fiji
3515:Dido
3509:Town
3450:York
3418:Hood
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1730:and
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4048:Net
4041:Bar
3993:Auk
3987:MMS
3758:Bay
1976:of
696:kPa
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398:of
310:145
300:nmi
286:36
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223:o/a
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