class destroyer built royal_navy 1930s assigned home fleet completion ship attached mediterranean_fleet crisis spanish civil war spent time spanish waters enforcing arms blockade imposed britain france sides conflict fame served severely damaged ran aground october ship refloated months later spent year half repair fame converted escort destroyer repair assigned escort duties north_atlantic repairs completed sank german submarines transferred british coastal waters protect build operation overlord destroyers sank german submarine month reassigned escort duties west coast scotland july remained war ended fame remained active duty paid ship recommissioned year later sold dominican_republic scrapped description class ships repeats preceding class displaced long tons standard load long tons deep load ships overall length feet beam feet inches draught feet inches powered parsons geared steam turbines driving propeller shaft steam provided admiralty drum boilers turbines developed total shaft horsepower gave maximum speed knots mph fame carried maximum long tons fuel oil gave range nautical miles knots mph ships complement officers ratings ships mounted inch mark guns single mounts designated rear anti aircraft defence quadruple mark mounts inch vickers machine gun class fitted water quadruple torpedo tube mounts inch torpedoes depth charge rack throwers fitted depth charges originally carried increased shortly war began wartime modifications fame rear torpedo tubes replaced pounder gun repair running aground october converted escort destroyer gun replaced anti submarine mortar total depth charges meant gun removed compensate weight type short range surface search radar fitted type target indication radar installed bridge replacing director control tower rangefinder ship received radio direction mounted pole mainmast short range armament augmented guns wings ship bridge pair added quarterdeck june calibre machine guns replaced pair gun mounted converted split installation later single mounts bridge wings probably replaced twin mounts construction career fame ordered march hull sub contracted laid walker newcastle shipyard july launched june day sister ship completed april ship cost pounds excluding government furnished equipment like armament fame initially assigned 6th destroyer flotilla home_fleet ammunition modified july august ship sent reinforce mediterranean_fleet second italo war fame refitted devonport july november began enforce arms imposed sides spanish civil war january visited denmark july returning spanish waters august september ship returned home spent years 6th 6th renumbered 8th destroyer flotilla april months start world war fame remained assigned july escorting larger ships fleet supported allied landings battle continued provide fire support battle rest month nights ship helped evacuate troops await evacuation fame ships escorted troop ships evacuating troops area june searching damaged submarine shark july badly damaged bomb splinters repair october week later ran aground destroyer northumberland coast escorting battleship king ship severely damaged refloated december fame received temporary repairs towed february heavily dockyard took nearly months repair ship decision convert escort destroyer time contributed time required september fame finished repairs assigned captain commander group senior officer atlantic convoy action major convoy battle saw loss ships warships damaged boats destroyed damaged forced retire located german submarine october shallow set pattern depth charges forced surface rammed sunk fame impact badly damaged destroyer forced leave convoy repairs rescuing survivors repairs completed december escorting convoy dispatched aid convoy heavy attack ordered command escort commander collapsed exhaustion day battle lost ships boat destroyed february escort group escorting lost ships boats destroyed fame sank february fame reassigned patrol duty south western approaches normandy landings senior ship 14th time fame participated sinking destroyers june following month fame transferred west coast scotland continuing end war post war fame began refit lasted august unlike destroyers remained active duty assigned october transferred training flotilla month later fame senior officer ship 3rd flotilla ship reduced reserve reactivated year later refitted june destroyer sold february dominican_republic ships plus additional refit ship time ship carried type air warning radar american surface search radar armed inch guns millimetre light guns quadruple inch torpedo mount depth charge throwers rails depth charges fame renamed death ship renamed ship scrapped
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