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HMS Echo (H23)

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began a refit at a Humber shipyard, rejoining the 8th Destroyer Flotilla in June, and sailing for Gibraltar on 17 June. In early July the Flotilla sailed to
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returned to Scapa Flow to provide anti-submarine defence for convoys between the UK and Iceland. On mid-June she began a refit in a
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rail and two throwers were fitted; 20 depth charges were originally carried, but this increased to 35 shortly after the war began.
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south east of the Straits of Messina. On arrival on 16 September she was immediately re-deployed to support operations to
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to Iceland. At the end of July she was deployed in the destroyer screen of Force P—the carriers
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was retained for local convoy defence, not rejoining the Flotilla until the end of October.
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On a Field Party per pale Green and Blue, two horns counterchanged Gold and Silver.
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and five other destroyers were deployed as the escort to the battlecruiser
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for minelayer escort and patrol duties. In May she was deployed to support
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that saw service in the Atlantic, Arctic and Mediterranean theatres during
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of 12 feet 6 inches (3.8 m). They were powered by two
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The E-class ships were slightly improved versions of the preceding
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Returned to the Royal Navy, 8 March 1956, and sold for scrapping.
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shipyard, returning to Scapa Flow on 22 August to join the
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bombers, but spared by the timely arrival of Russian
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From mid-August she was refitted at the 329:12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) (deep) 844:For other ships with the same name, see 726:, rejoining the Flotilla on 4 November. 19:For other ships with the same name, see 1598:E-class destroyers of the Hellenic Navy 1038:. Kendal, England: World Ship Society. 867: 609:was deployed with the 12th Flotilla at 27: 798:to prepare for Operation Husky – the 219: 47: 7: 802:. On 13 July 1943, with the help of 735:provided the screen for the cruiser 428:0.5-inch (12.7 mm) machine guns 422:QF 4.7-inch (120 mm) Mk IX guns 564:4.7-inch (120 mm) Mark IX guns 321:33 ft 3 in (10.13 m) 859:'s Coronation Review at Spithead. 477:, before being transferred to the 14: 1603:World War II destroyers of Greece 757:. She was attacked by two German 543:(65.7 km/h; 40.9 mph). 1491: 1439: 1355: 1311: 1271: 1187: 531:, using steam provided by three 296:1,940 long tons (1,970 t) ( 289:1,405 long tons (1,428 t) ( 221: 49: 31: 970:"WRECK SITE – UJ-2104 (Darvik)" 678:. On 25 May, the day after the 551:that gave her a range of 6,350 378:(65.7 km/h; 40.9 mph) 1583:Ships built on the River Clyde 817:reoccupy islands in the Aegean 572:0.5 inch Vickers Mark III 511:of 329 feet (100.3 m), a 1: 615:military operations in Norway 596:had a small role in the film 716:raid on Kirkenes and Petsamo 680:Battle of the Denmark Strait 533:Admiralty three-drum boilers 310:329 ft (100.3 m) 16:Destroyer of the Royal Navy 1619: 945:"Q Planes (1939) – Trivia" 843: 749:. On arrival on the 19th, 602:, released in March 1939. 487:, until scrapped in 1956. 95:William Denny and Brothers 18: 1552: 1532: 1172:E- and F-class destroyers 1124:Destroyers of World War 2 800:Allied invasion of Sicily 729:From 8 December, she and 268: 245: 42: 30: 348:Admiralty 3-drum boilers 1013:; Warlow, Ben (2006) . 997:, HMSO, Gale and Polden 819:. The next day she and 810:Italian submarine  562:The ships mounted four 445:, 1 rack and 2 throwers 269:General characteristics 1034:English, John (1993). 781:8th Destroyer Flotilla 741:escorting the Russian 566:in single mounts. For 158:("Strength and Skill") 686:escorted the damaged 579:21-inch (533 mm) 481:in 1944, and renamed 434:21-inch (533 mm) 993:Souvenir Programme, 846:Greek ship Navarinon 825:attacked the German 662:on their way to the 178:Bismarck Action 1941 1447:Royal Canadian Navy 1319:Royal Hellenic Navy 1279:Royal Canadian Navy 527:, each driving one 507:. 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Index

HMS Echo

Echo
William Denny and Brothers
Dumbarton
Pennant number
Greece
Greek
E-class destroyer
standard
deep load
o/a
shp
Admiralty 3-drum boilers
Parsons
steam turbines
knots
nmi
ASDIC
QF 4.7-inch (120 mm) Mk IX guns
0.5-inch (12.7 mm) machine guns
21-inch (533 mm)
torpedo tubes
depth charges
E-class
destroyer
British
Royal Navy
World War II
Royal Hellenic Navy

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