class destroyer built royal_navy initially assigned mediterranean_fleet transferred home_fleet ship escorted convoys conducted anti submarine patrols early world war participating april later began escorting coastal convoys english channel sunk late july german aircraft whilst description displaced long tons standard load long tons deep load ship overall length feet beam feet inches draught feet inches powered parsons geared steam turbines driving shafts developed total shaft horsepower gave maximum speed knots mph steam turbines provided admiralty drum boilers carried maximum long tons fuel oil gave range nautical miles knots mph ship complement officers enlisted men increased wartime ship mounted calibre inch guns single mounts anti aircraft defence millimetre pounder guns mounted platform funnels fitted water quadruple torpedo tube mounts inch torpedoes depth charge rail throwers fitted depth charges originally carried increased shortly war began career ship ordered march naval programme laid july launched july seventh ship carry completed april cost excluding items supplied admiralty guns ammunition communications equipment commissioning assigned 4th destroyer flotilla mediterranean_fleet end ship received refit devonport august october malta months later assigned home_fleet participated effort rescue crew submarine sunk sea trials june ship reassigned 19th destroyer flotilla august shortly world war began spent seven months escorting convoys patrolling english channel north_sea october rescued survivors german submarine sunk striking hours earlier ship destroyer encounter assumed escort convoy destroyer daring sunk later day rescued survivors norwegian merchant ship escorted capital ships home_fleet sortied north_sea april continued duty weeks ship detached escort troop convoy april sank days later destroyer norway destroyers rescued submarine crew escorted convoys norway weeks ship route struck submerged wreckage suffered damage required weeks repair transferred 1st destroyer flotilla based dover completion began escorting coastal convoys whilst escorting convoy july initial phase ship attacked german dive bombers belonging dive bomber wing shock effect near misses broke keel hit engine room sank position member crew killed attack gunners claimed shot german records confirm losses fell defending british fighter aircraft
HMS Brazen (H80)