hms delight hms delight class destroyer built royal_navy early 1930s delight initially assigned mediterranean_fleet transferred early temporarily deployed red_sea late crisis returning duty station remained delight transferred mediterranean_fleet second world war began september served home_fleet ship sunk german dive bombers july attempting transit english channel daylight description delight 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 delight carried maximum long tons fuel oil gave range nautical miles knots mph ship complement officers men ship mounted calibre inch mark guns single mounts anti aircraft defence delight single pounder inch 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 delight ordered february naval estimates laid yards engineering company april launched june completed january total cost excluding equipment supplied admiralty weapons ammunition wireless equipment ship carry sea trials mark torpedo working april delight joined 1st destroyer flotilla mediterranean brief deployment september november ship refitted portsmouth september october service 8th later 21st arrived january attached mediterranean_fleet red_sea september november crisis war germany delight assigned mediterranean departed august company sisters arrived september later alexandria operated mediterranean_fleet months ship transferred home_fleet december arrived portsmouth december refitted january joined 3rd destroyer flotilla delight damaged heavy weather april forced return port repairs delight escorted aircraft carrier returned scapa_flow april aircraft ferried troops light cruisers 18th evacuation delight supported allied troops recaptured sent day investigate reports german amphibious landing nights ship seven destroyers evacuated british troops june delight escorted troop convoy evacuating allied troops operation alphabet ship went assistance armed merchant cruiser torpedoed june delight tubes replaced june july meantime began july english channel main battle ground august departing portland harbour daylight july contrary orders ship detected radar luftwaffe alerted belonging iii led attacked delight miles hit bomb caused major fire subsequent explosion ship sank later evening having lost company attack delight currently lies maximum depth metres broken sections centre upside bow broken stern upright wreck designated protected place remains act illegal enter wreck license interfere wreck debris field way
HMS Delight (H38)