class destroyer flotilla leader built royal_navy early 1930s assigned home fleet completion ship attached mediterranean_fleet crisis spanish civil war spent considerable time spanish waters enforcing arms blockade imposed britain france sides conflict assigned convoy escort anti submarine patrol duties western approaches world war began september sunk german submarine january escorting merchant ship north scotland 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 propeller shaft steam provided admiralty drum boilers turbines developed total shaft horsepower gave maximum speed knots mph carried maximum long tons fuel oil gave range nautical miles knots mph ship complement officers ratings ship mounted calibre inch mark guns single mounts anti aircraft defence 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 service ordered november naval programme laid march launched january named following day commissioned service november commissioning assigned leader 5th destroyer flotilla home fleet increased tensions italy eventually leading outbreak second italo war caused admiralty attach flotilla mediterranean_fleet august march refitted alexandria october january ship patrolled spanish waters spanish civil war enforcing annual portsmouth november january november january returned britain march assigned training duties local flotilla work based portsmouth april carried duties august placed commission leader 12th destroyer flotilla flotilla initially assigned home_fleet outbreak world war september ship flotilla mates eclipse echo escorted battlecruiser hood searched german commerce raiders south iceland late november december transferred carry patrols escort convoys transferred january carry duties north_sea escorting merchant january spotted german submarine command torpedoed sank loss hands sinking submarine fired master deemed dangerous pick survivors eighteen bodies later found washed ashore playing near buried military honours cemetery aftermath wreck discovered july independent expedition findings verified wreck listed protected place remains act
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