class destroyer built royal_navy mid-1930s spanish civil war ship spent considerable time spanish waters enforcing non intervention measures agreed britain france beginning world war transferred mediterranean_fleet great_britain escort inspection duties began april ship escorted convoys norway refit completed evacuated british troops sunk german submarine stopped rescue survivors british destroyer 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 hostile 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 laid hampshire august launched september completed march excluding government furnished equipment like armament ship cost aside brief period assigned 20th destroyer flotilla commissioning spent period assigned 1st destroyer flotilla mediterranean_fleet august september escorted yacht king edward viii cruised eastern mediterranean patrolled spanish waters spanish civil war enforcing policies ship malta world war began september sisters transferred plymouth october following month ship reassigned end month 22nd destroyer flotilla command patrol escort duties january transferred 1st destroyer flotilla based inspected ships travelling german dutch ports march april ship given brief overhaul hull shipyard begun reassigned home_fleet escorted convoys norway operation siege escorted light cruisers provided naval gunfire support 30th following day evacuated troops beaches northeast morning stopped rescue survivors destroyer torpedoed sunk earlier morning german boat rescuing survivors belgium struck stern torpedo german submarine seriously damaged ship triggered secondary explosion damaged bridge killing captain officer ratings manager killed ship broken remained afloat long survivors rescued destroyer transport sank naval gunfire badly damaged towed safety
HMS Grafton (H89)