known polish designation class destroyer built royal_navy mid-1930s spanish civil war ship spent considerable time spanish waters enforcing arms blockade imposed britain france sides conflict shortly world war began badly damaged premature explosion depth charges required months repairs completed loaned ship assigned mediterranean_fleet escorted convoys assigned september escort duties escorted convoy operation september escorted convoy iceland badly damaged near miss german bomber operation required months repairs assigned north_atlantic december transferred sierra escort convoys west_africa april ship transferred mediterranean_fleet escorted convoys sank german submarine september returning lengthy refit lasted march assigned carried emergency supplies coastal towns belgium netherlands immediately war ended paid reclaimed july months later ship sold use school ship refitted anti submarine training ship renamed reclassified frigate ship decommissioned scrapped 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 boilers carried maximum long tons fuel oil gave range nautical miles knots mph ship complement officers men peacetime increased wartime ship mounted calibre inch guns single mounts designated rear anti aircraft defence quadruple mark mounts inch machine gun fitted water quadruple torpedo tube mounts inch torpedoes depth charge rail throwers fitted depth charges originally carried increased shortly war began increased depth charges wartime modifications ships class rear torpedo tubes replaced pounder gun evacuation known exactly modification ship short range armament augmented guns platform pair wings ship bridge gun removed allow depth charge increased calibre machine gun mounts replaced pair later ship director control tower rangefinder bridge removed exchange type target indication radar gun replaced anti submarine mortar type short range surface search radar probably fitted mid way war ship received radio direction mounted pole mainmast history ordered march laid scotland august launched october completed march excluding government furnished equipment like armament ship cost assigned 1st destroyer flotilla mediterranean_fleet commissioning patrolled spanish waters spanish civil war enforcing ship overhauled july july low pressure turbines repaired patrolled cyprus july world war began ship route alexandria arrived september whilst escorting convoy malta depth charges detonated prematurely september badly damaged aft end ship towed alexandria temporary repairs towed malta permanent repairs lasted october shortly completion repairs loaned anniversary polish constitution working ship escorted convoy greece late june operation hats lightly damaged italian aircraft august whilst escorting convoy malta transferred mid september assigned 10th november badly damaged storm whilst escorting battleship revenge required month repairs men lost overboard storm early january ship fitted new system transferred 14th april briefly attached home_fleet escorting tanker allied landing july return assigned escort group escort duties north_atlantic late september joined polish manned destroyer operation escorting large convoy malta ships escorted battleship nelson gibraltar torpedoed operation rejoined escort group ship refitted february assigned escort convoy late working bomb dropped bomber yards starboard ship crews guns starboard calibre machine guns killed wounded ship fire control director rangefinder destroyed ordered proceed independently temporary repairs took month complete sailed july escort convoy permanent repairs completed september ship rejoined escort group began lengthy refit lasted september assigned 8th working escorted small convoys transporting allied troops azores build portuguese gave consent late september november april ship based escort convoys assigned 14th destroyer flotilla mediterranean_fleet escorted convoys supported allied operations september british destroyers sank german submarine following month supported allied liberation greece german withdrawal november ship sailed begin lengthy refit devonport lasted march assigned 8th destroyer flotilla barely finished working war ended ship transported emergency supplies belgium netherlands immediately end took operation captured german boats early ship patrolled norwegian waters assigned june late july ordered paid loan terminated ship disarmed late august entering category reserve november sold initially school ship refurbished anti submarine training ship probably rearmed millimetre anti aircraft guns positions position millimetre carried depth charge throwers depth charge rails ship renamed january port visits southern british ports following march reclassified frigate received thorough overhaul decommissioned january later scrapped
HMS Garland (H37)