class destroyer built royal_navy 1930s transferred mediterranean_fleet shortly beginning world war service home waters ship participated early stages april german dive bombers sank grenade evacuated allied troops operation description grenade 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 grenade carried maximum long tons fuel oil gave range nautical miles knots mph ship complement officers men peacetime ship mounted calibre inch mark guns single mounts anti aircraft defence grenade 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 grenade laid glasgow scotland october launched november completed march excluding government furnished equipment like armament ship cost assigned 1st destroyer flotilla mediterranean_fleet commissioning grenade given post completion overhaul malta march april returning home crew leave refitted july ship briefly transferred red_sea october world war began september grenade alexandria entire flotilla transferred plymouth october november collided flotilla leader repairs completed december months assigned control duties downs sister ship griffin rescued survivors ship struck january ship refitted london january february struck ocean liner february temporarily repaired grenade received permanent repairs march april assigned home_fleet scapa_flow completion britain received word germans preparing invade norway april grenade escort convoy recalled rest escort join home_fleet ship destroyer encounter escorted oil tanker british lady repair base set support british naval operations northern norway rest month grenade escorted battleship aircraft carrier norwegian waters ship provided cover evacuation british french troops early tied french destroyer rescue survivors forward magazine hit bomb dive bomber exploded men grenade wounded splinters near misses time rescued sailors died wounds ship reached scapa_flow grenade transferred english channel collided anti submarine heavy fog repairs completed dockyard initial stages evacuation ship provided cover northern channel evacuation forces took rescue survivors coaster torpedoed boat trip night caught harbour german following day grenade hit bombs set killed sailors mortally wounded men ship cast berth case sank drifted harbour channel towed grenade west outer harbour magazines exploded later evening
HMS Grenade (H86)