hms hms class destroyer built royal_navy mid-1930s spanish civil war ship spent considerable time spanish waters enforcing arms blockade imposed britain france sides conflict transferred mediterranean_fleet shortly beginning world war british isles escort shipping local waters slightly damaged german aircraft evacuation allied troops end following repairs transferred gibraltar served force months november ship transferred mediterranean_fleet escorted convoys struck january towed malta repairs proved extensive damaged near misses air raid april completed additional damage ship repair scuttled wreck 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 peacetime increased wartime 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 rail depth charge throwers fitted depth charges originally carried increased shortly war began service laid glasgow scotland september launched september completed february excluding government furnished equipment like armament ship cost assigned 1st destroyer flotilla mediterranean_fleet commissioning patrolled spanish waters spanish civil war enforcing pulled spanish grounded december ship attacked spanish nationalist aircraft april damaged month returned great_britain overhaul july world war began september mediterranean entire flotilla transferred plymouth october boiler cleaning ship reassigned end month patrol escort duties february sister ship griffin rescued crew oil tanker british councillor sinking struck took escorting convoy destroyer sunk february rescued survivors swedish ship near week later march escorted armed merchant cruisers collided ship refitted southampton march april rejoined flotilla day evening destroyer bulldog rescued crew destroyer kelly ship torpedoed german boat north_sea participating evacuation near miss bomb knocked steering caused minor damage hull electrical systems repaired hull encountered german laying sortie evening june company destroyer later june ship refitted chatham dockyard pounder inch anti aircraft gun replaced rear torpedo tube mount refit transferred 13th destroyer flotilla arriving gibraltar july voyage south ship escorted aircraft carrier loaded dozen fighters operation hurry destroyers escorted position south west carrier fly hurricanes malta august return gibraltar ship transferred october sister griffin destroyer sank italian submarine east gibraltar ship escorted battleship cruisers glasgow early november joined mediterranean_fleet transferred 14th destroyer flotilla malta november participated inconclusive november operation collar january operation excess italian torpedo boats attempted attack allied convoy right engagement sunk struck detonated forward magazine italian action pushed british convoy south pre established route explosion blew bow ship killing injuring crew sister griffin rescued survivors destroyer towed stern malta ship slowly repaired october estimated completed june april extensively damaged bomb splinters air raid beached prevent sinking judged total loss usable equipment stripped hulk expended september wreck broken
HMS Gallant (H59)