named wake class destroyer built royal_navy mid-1930s assigned mediterranean_fleet ship spent months spanish civil war spanish waters enforcing arms blockade imposed britain france sides conflict second world war began september ship mediterranean shortly transferred hunt german commerce raiders blockade runners capturing november transferred home_fleet rescued netherlands germans invaded ship transferred mediterranean fleet later month escorted convoys malta escorting larger ships fleet sank italian submarine december sinking italian torpedo boat following month participated march helped evacuate allied troops greece april ship sank small ships german convoy attempting land troops crete later month bombed sunk german dive bombers evacuating allied troops crete survivors rescued italians prisoners war description displaced long tons standard load long tons deep load ship overall length feet beam feet draught feet inches powered parsons geared steam turbines driving shafts developed total shaft horsepower gave maximum speed knots mph steam turbines provided admiralty drum water tube boilers carried maximum long tons fuel oil gave range nautical miles knots mph ship complement officers men peacetime increased wartime ship mounted calibre inch guns single mounts anti aircraft defence quadruple mark mounts inch machine gun fitted water quadruple torpedo tube mounts inch torpedoes depth charge rail throwers fitted depth charges originally carried increased shortly war began beginning ship anti aircraft armament increased exactly modifications known rear set torpedo tubes replaced pounder gun service ship laid vickers armstrong newcastle february launched march completed december excluding government furnished equipment like armament ship cost tested twin gun mounted intended use tribal class destroyers january march gibraltar removed end trials forward guns replaced immediately ship assigned 2nd destroyer flotilla mediterranean_fleet began patrolling spanish waters mediterranean enforcing spanish civil war refitted malta september october year later time june july returned mediterranean transferred hunt german commerce raiders force october ship sisters hardy hasty hostile battlecruiser renown aircraft carrier light cruiser neptune december rio_de_janeiro brazil proceeding estuary case damaged german pocket battleship admiral attempted escape taken refuge losing captured german blockade runner november ship based trinidad november january blockaded german merchant ship florida whilst based escorted battleship suffered weather damage route required weeks repairs escorted light cruiser carried ashes governor general canada home required repairs portsmouth arrival missed battles april escorted ships netherlands evacuate british citizens germans invaded previous day evacuated queen family netherlands transferred mediterranean_fleet days later ship arrived alexandria began escorting convoys larger ships fleet participated july hit splinters near miss italian battleship ship escorted convoy operation collar fired retreating italians battle sister sank italian submarine december escorted battleships mediterranean_fleet bombarded december sortied north_atlantic convoy reported attacked german cruiser admiral hipper december escorted convoy ship gibraltar december ship participated operation excess early january sank italian torpedo boat january torpedo destroyer landed island overwhelmed italian counter attack survivors taken days later ship participated early march evacuation greece april sank number fishing boats transporting german troops crete helped evacuate allied garrison later day attacked german dive bombers hit bomb forward funnel turned nearby coast crete sunk attacks officers crewmen killed survivors rescued italian torpedo boats taken prisoner
HMS Hereward (H93)