hms hms world war royal navy tribal class destroyer constructed forward end rear mid sections destroyers badly damaged late scrapping hulls height world war admiralty ordered rebuilt composite service commissioned fleet june names original ships saw extensive service final years war sank german boat february patrol english channel late april participated raid escort bombardment force war sold scrap broken december design metres long overall beam draught displaced metric tons long tons short tons ship propulsion system consisted parsons steam turbines powered oil fired boilers provided shaft horsepower speed knots mph armed inch guns torpedo tubes gun mounted forecastle stern torpedo tubes amidships crew numbered officers enlisted service history late british destroyers 6th flotilla dover patrol badly damaged german attacks english channel bow destroyed torpedo german torpedo boat october stern blown channel november towed towed complete destroyer constructed joining stern despite inches difference beam unique operation successful ship renamed admiral commander hybrid destroyer commissioned june choice caused confusion german imperial admiralty staff knew ship construction joined 6th flotilla served end war period rest flotilla rotated nighttime patrols groups supported flotilla leaders patrols intended catch german torpedo boats conducting night allied positions channel february encountered laying boat boat surfaced yards port bow radio antennae attempted ram submarine germans managed destroyer dropped depth charges submerged boat significant oil wreckage observed marked location hour later patrol vessel hms dropped additional depth charges later located object divers confirmed participated raid months later night april attack intended close german held ports bases boats assigned bombardment force destroyers mentor provided close escort group monitors bombardment unit covered channel bombardment force tasked suppressing german coastal defences pair old cruisers attempted steam harbour entrances sunk effort failed cruisers ran aground far outside harbour worn heavy wartime use sold immediate post war draw broken scrap december
HMS Zubian