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HMS Fearless (H67)

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rigged to allow them to serve as a fast minesweepers en route to Malta. Despite this, one merchant ship was sunk by mines and another damaged. The ship escorted another flying-off mission to Malta on 14 June; two days later, after German
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could not be saved under the circumstances. Her crew were taken off by her sister, which then sank the wrecked and burning ship with torpedoes at 10:57, about 50 nmi (93 km; 58 mi) north-north-east of
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rack and two throwers were fitted; 20 depth charges were originally carried, but this increased to 38 shortly after the war began. All of her sister ships had their rear torpedo tubes replaced by a
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of 1936–1939, she spent time in Spanish waters, enforcing the arms blockade imposed by Britain and France on both sides of the conflict. Several months after the start of the war in September 1939,
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bomber at 09:45 on 23 July. The detonation killed 27 and wounded 11 of her crew, set the aft oil tank on fire, and knocked out all power and the port propeller shaft.
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which was scuttled by her crew upon the approach of the British ships. They rescued 78 British POWs taken from ships sunk by German raiders as well as the crew.
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on 18 June. Four days later, the 8th DF was tasked to intercept a German supply ship spotted heading towards the French coast. The next day they intercepted
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AA gun by April 1941, but she still had both sets of torpedo tube by that date and was probably not rearmed before her loss a few months later.
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after the start of World War II in September 1939, the 6th and 8th DFs were ordered to sweep the area on 19 September. The following day,
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from March to July 1936. The ship enforced the arms embargo imposed on both sides in the Spanish Civil War by the
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was able to retrieve many of them, including a map showing the location of all U-boats in Norwegian waters.
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for three-month detachments in August 1937, January 1938 and January 1939. The 6th DF was renumbered the
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on the 28th and rejoined the screen two days later. The ship was under repair from 15 May to 10 June at
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and three other destroyers, the ship attempted to intercept a Vichy French convoy that included the
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as they conducted air operations off the coast of Norway in support of Allied operations ashore.
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In early May she was part of the destroyer screen with five other destroyers for the battleship
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which included a supply convoy taking tanks to the Middle East and the transfer of warships.
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between 10 August and 11 October. On 30 October she was involved in another collision with
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into the Atlantic on a failed search for more blockade runners. Together with her sisters
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discouraged von Gossler from properly disposing of his secret documents and a boat from
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in single mounts, designated 'A', 'B', 'X', and 'Y' in sequence from front to rear. For
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to Germany, on the evening of 7 April, but they were delayed by the need to transfer
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remained assigned to it until May 1940, escorting the larger ships of the fleet.
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on 12 May 1934, and completed on 19 December 1934. The ship cost 245,728
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which was covering Convoy NP1, the first troop convoy to Norway, as the
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s ASDIC found a submarine and the ship dropped five depth charges near
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and then resumed their normal escort duties. At the end of March 1940,
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of 12 feet 6 inches (3.8 m). They were powered by two
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helped to sink one submarine and sank another one in 1940 during the
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as she searched for German fishing ships off the Norwegian coast.
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in April 1939, five months before the outbreak of World War II.
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Beginning on 23 April, the ship was one of the escorts for the
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on the morning of 15 April en route to make their landings at
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which were joining the Mediterranean Fleet. This was part of
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and her consorts were ordered to join the covering force for
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helped to sink one final submarine in 1941 and escorted many
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and her sisters had their Two-Speed Destroyer Sweep (TSDS)
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did not rejoin Force H at Gibraltar until 18 January 1941.
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on 2 August. Two days later, while returning to the UK,
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from November 1936 to March 1937. During this time,
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Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. 1371:English, p. 79; Evans, pp. 71–72; Kemp, p. 151 432:upon completion, the ship was attached to the 2336:World War II destroyers of the United Kingdom 2099: 1672: 1442:(Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. 926:On 3 July she took part in the attack on the 8: 2073:List of destroyer classes of the Royal Navy 1652:IWM Interview with survivor Robert Craddock 536:. The turbines developed a total of 36,000 504:load and 1,940 long tons (1,970 t) at 428:during the 1930s. Although assigned to the 2321:E and F-class destroyers of the Royal Navy 2106: 2092: 2084: 1866: 1698: 1679: 1665: 1657: 1541:The German Invasion of Norway, April 1940 1040:, but she was thwarted by gunfire from a 210:12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) (deep) 19:For other ships with the same name, see 1461:. Kendal, England: World Ship Society. 1344:Admiralty Historical Section, pp. 48–53 1238: 1066:in Operation Winch, which delivered 12 1520:The Battle for Norway: April–June 1940 887:. A week later, she was escorting the 27: 1522:. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. 1414:Admiralty Historical Section (2002). 51: 7: 1416:The Royal Navy and the Mediterranean 1362:English, p. 79; Rohwer, p. 74, 77–78 752:A week later, she was escorting the 309:0.5-inch (12.7 mm) machine guns 303:QF 4.7-inch (120 mm) Mk IX guns 1052:and four other destroyers escorted 773:on 9 April. The convoy entered the 565:4.7-inch (120 mm) Mark IX guns 484:by an Italian bomber and had to be 202:33 ft 3 in (10.13 m) 1290:Haarr 2009, pp. 65–66, 87, 92, 105 601:was ordered on 17 March 1933 from 150:General characteristics (as built) 14: 1564:. Stroud, UK: Sutton Publishing. 1353:English, p. 79; Rohwer, pp. 66–67 1281:English, p. 78; Rohwer, pp. 4, 17 1186:closed to render assistance, but 1036:was ordered to board and capture 745:to several captured trawlers and 679:were sunk by a submarine off the 544:(65.7 km/h; 40.9 mph). 2296: 2291: 2279: 2271: 2007: 1955: 1871: 1827: 1787: 1703: 532:, using steam provided by three 177:1,940 long tons (1,970 t) ( 170:1,405 long tons (1,428 t) ( 53: 31: 2351:Maritime incidents in July 1941 2326:Ships built on the River Mersey 552:that gave her a range of 6,350 456:in mid-1940 and formed part of 259:(65.7 km/h; 40.9 mph) 2356:Ships sunk by Italian aircraft 625:was initially assigned to the 573:0.5 inch Vickers Mark III 512:of 329 feet (100.3 m), a 460:where she participated in the 1: 1048:, Algeria. 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Index

HMS Fearless

Cammell Laird
Birkenhead
Pennant number
F-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
Home Fleet
Force H
Norwegian Campaign
Attack on Mers-el-Kébir
Malta Convoys
U-27
U-49
U-138
F-class destroyer

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