class destroyer royal_navy ordered ship constructed entered naval service initially assigned mediterranean_fleet transferred early temporarily deployed red_sea late crisis returning duty station remained transferred mediterranean_fleet second world war began september briefly assigned west_africa convoy escort duties returning mediterranean ship participated battles significant damage escorted ships mediterranean_fleet rest year assisted evacuations greece crete april began escorting supply convoys june libya ship badly damaged collision november repairs completed february transferred indian_ocean following month remained september ordered return britain ship refitted escort destroyer november april transferred month ship assigned convoy escort duties mid atlantic rest early transferred british coastal waters protect build operation overlord ships sank german submarines july september ship given lengthy refit canada october february returned april protect efforts kriegsmarine interfere allied supply lines continent end war served troop transport canadian waters placed reserve october broken 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 ship mounted calibre inch guns single mounts designated rear anti aircraft defence single inch cwt gun funnels quadruple mark mounts inch vickers machine gun fitted water quadruple torpedo tube mounts inch torpedoes depth charge rail throwers fitted depth charges originally carried increased shortly war began career ordered february naval estimates laid yard southampton june launched june completed january total cost excluding equipment supplied admiralty weapons ammunition wireless equipment ship initially assigned 1st destroyer flotilla mediterranean brief deployment red_sea september october new torpedo tubes fitted malta return ship refitted september october service 8th later 21st arrived january attached mediterranean_fleet red_sea september crisis port visits east african ports returning hong_kong ship refitted october toured southeast_asia quarter required repairs april return august sailed carrying representatives incidents drunken sailors insulted japanese flag remained far_east rise tensions world war began prompted recall august world war outbreak war assigned mediterranean_fleet assigned control duties december ship began extensive refit repair problems fix boiler pumps replace funnels completing repairs january transferred joining 20th destroyer flotilla escort convoys west african coast returned mediterranean_fleet assigned 10th destroyer flotilla sister defender escorted convoy carrying australian new_zealand troops middle_east red_sea ship destroyers escorted french battleship british cruisers bombarded night june june participated sinking italian submarine console sisters defender destroyer australian destroyer voyager ship depth charged scuttled crew south east crete june participated squadron sinking italian submarine squadron patrolled area alexandria central mediterranean june operation support british convoys greek ports alexandria malta probably sunk near libya hours british destroyers possible depth charged sunk hours day short raf believes theory believable doubt july took hit splinters near miss italian battleship returning operation hats light cruisers bombarded night september november destroyers defender hasty hero screened capital ships mediterranean_fleet provided distant cover passage egypt malta convoy malta operation alexandria ship struck bomb penetrated completely ship november temporary repairs sent malta permanent repairs lasted february damaged january february participated landed island overwhelmed italian counter attack survivors taken days later ship participated operation demon evacuation allied troops greece april assisted evacuation troops crete egypt germans invaded crete operation spent rest year escorting convoys november escorting battleship hms ship torpedoed german submarine damaged collision following month repair malta december february returning alexandria transferred indian_ocean escorted slow ships force japanese carriers attacked march april ship remained ordered home refit september route briefly operated arrived october visit home ship refitted shipyard november april armament modified accommodate additional depth charges removing gun light armament increased addition millimetre guns parachute cable type surface search radar probably fitted time replaced type system war end supplemented director control tower rangefinder bridge replaced type target indication radar transferred refit march recommissioned april new ship gifted canadians june working assigned escort group convoy escort duties north_atlantic picked survivors norwegian tanker torpedoed sunk north_atlantic remained escort group october began refit halifax lasted december rejoined group completion refit ship reassigned preparation operation overlord group tasked protect allied shipping english channel destroyer ottawa corvette sank english channel south brighton july ottawa destroyer ship sank near august days later ships sank west brest extensively refitted october february resumed anti submarine patrols channel april working day troop transport newfoundland placed reserve sydney nova scotia october broken scrap
HMS Decoy (H75)