class destroyers built royal_navy 1930s assigned home fleet completion unlike sister ships appear attached mediterranean_fleet crisis enforce arms blockade imposed britain france sides conflict spanish civil war ship escorted larger ships fleet early stages world war played minor role sent gibraltar formed force participated attack ship escorted numerous convoys malta arctic convoys later year participated convoy malta torpedoed italian aircraft august scuttled day description class ships repeats preceding class destroyers displaced long tons standard load long tons deep load ships overall length feet beam feet inches draught feet inches powered parsons geared steam turbines driving propeller shaft steam provided admiralty drum boilers turbines developed total shaft horsepower gave maximum speed knots mph carried maximum long tons fuel oil gave range nautical miles knots mph ships complement officers ratings ships mounted inch mark guns single mounts designated sequence rear anti aircraft defence quadruple mark mounts inch vickers machine gun class fitted water quadruple torpedo tube mounts inch torpedoes depth charge rack throwers fitted depth charges originally carried increased shortly war began wartime modifications october april rear torpedo tubes replaced pounder gun time probably single light guns installed abreast bridge july type short range surface search radar fitted radio direction mounted pole mainmast construction career ordered march laid shipyard july launched june completed ship cost pounds excluding government furnished equipment armament class destroyers assigned 6th destroyer flotilla home_fleet unlike sisters leave home waters 1930s 6th renumbered 8th destroyer flotilla april remained assigned july world war began september tasked escort larger ships fleet time played minor role early late june 8th ordered gibraltar form escorts days later participated attack french ships stationed september convoy carrying troops intended capture french days later attacked destroyer sank french submarine sank submarine 25th returned home refit battle damaged near miss german air raid liverpool night december january including departed gibraltar carry unsuccessful night torpedo attack british ships returned gibraltar february began preparing operation naval bombardment genoa successfully carried days later months later escorted aircraft carrier flew aircraft island malta near sicily april 27th following month escort screen destroyers battleship light cruisers fiji gloucester joining mediterranean_fleet included supply convoy taking tanks egypt transfer warships mediterranean_fleet sisters speed destroyer sweep gear rigged allow serve fast route malta despite merchant ship sunk mines damaged later month escorted capital ships force searched german battleship heavy cruiser north_atlantic escorted flying mission malta june days later german blockade runners reached france force sortied atlantic failed search blockade runners sisters fearless helped sink german submarine june ship participated malta convoy late july sister fearless crippled airborne torpedo july continued escort ships force october participated convoy malta operation ship served fast albeit successfully time 8th returned britain resumed previous task escorting ships home_fleet months early april light cruiser edinburgh close escort convoy bound trio close escort convoy returning iceland edinburgh torpedoed april hits disabled steering towed sisters days later attacked german destroyers badly damaged destroyers torpedo edinburgh men killed wounded battle destroyers took survivors cruiser scuttled cruiser torpedo temporarily repaired sisters light cruiser trinidad escort home scuttled destroyer set fire german bomber spent june repair assigned convoy escort force heavily escorted convoy malta august 12th torpedoed italian bomber hit broke knocked steering killed officer ratings time destroyer arrived steam knots mph secured shortly wire starboard propeller wire rigged slipped unknown force cruiser destroyers spotted close range secured alongside following day cables snapped tow wire rigged dropped submarine spotted dropped depth charges measure detected submarines time axis aircraft seen commander thought likelihood attack high proceed took surviving crew scuttled torpedoes coordinates
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