class destroyer built royal_navy early 1930s ship initially assigned home_fleet temporarily deployed red_sea crisis sold late renamed stationed west coast canada world war began september transferred atlantic coast convoy escort duties served convoy escort participated sinking german submarines ship anti submarine patrols invasion normandy employed troop transport day returning canadian servicemen decommissioned late scrapped design construction 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 ship mounted calibre inch guns single mounts designated rear anti aircraft defence single inch cwt gun funnels millimetre pounder guns mounted aft end forecastle deck inch gun removed pounders relocated funnels fitted water quadruple torpedo tube mounts inch torpedoes depth charge fitted capacity depth charges world war began increased depth charges delivered rails throwers ship ordered july programme laid december launched september 14th ship carry completed april service history ship commissioned april assigned 2nd destroyer flotilla home fleet spent lot time dockyard hands years service repaired devonport november january march july august november january deploying west_indies home_fleet january march ship required repairs return april refit july august detached home_fleet crisis deployed red_sea september april ship returned april refitted devonport april june resuming duty home_fleet july august deployed patrol duties spanish coast intercept shipping carrying goods spain protect british shipping stages spanish civil war transfer sister sold canada october total price refitted meet canadian standards including installation type handed february ship renamed commissioned february assigned halifax nova scotia arrived remained year transferred ship remained ordered east_coast august arriving halifax september escorted local convoys based including convoy carrying half 1st december ship ordered plymouth arrived arrival ship rear torpedo tube mount removed replaced pounder gun pounders exchanged quadruple mark mounts inch vickers machine gun june ordered france evacuate british troops found ship evacuated small group french soldiers coast june ship taken fire german artillery battery near hit lieutenant commander ship captain ordered return fire results noted returning england escorted troop convoys legs journeys canada australia new_zealand mid june assigned escort duties july whilst escorting british battleship nelson received word british passenger ship torpedoed nautical miles northeast ireland arriving half hours ocean liner sank ship rescued survivors including german italian prisoners war british sloop sandwich badly damaged german submarine whilst defending convoy august december rescued survivors armed merchant cruiser torpedoed sunk survivors british oil tanker halifax march july assigned 14th covered convoys mid-atlantic whilst escorting convoy november gale ship damaged severely weather forced return halifax repairs transferred mid ocean escort force december remained march given lengthy refit halifax april august early december ship director control tower rangefinder exchanged type target indication radar mounted bridge time fitted high frequency direction finding system whilst assigned defending convoy late december victory december credited sinking north azores ship refitted nova scotia august december march credited sinking north_atlantic destroyer frigates changes ship armament war exactly occurred unknown included replacement gun anti submarine mortar exchanging quadruple calibre vickers machine guns mounted funnels guns addition guns platform pair fitted wings bridge removal pounder gun type short range surface search radar added gun removed allow depth charge increased depth charges transferred support allied landings normandy day june deployed canadian destroyers ottawa stationed entrance english channel prevent boat attacks invasion convoys later deployed group anti submarine operations august unsuccessfully attacked bomb 13th ottawa rescued survivors sunk depth charges aircraft duties continued october returned canada refit conducted nova_scotia refit lasted november march returned service april attached convoy defence east coast german surrender employed troop transport paid october ship sold scrap broken convoys escorted acclaimed model model renowned marine model maker held
HMS Cygnet (H83)