Battle Honours: NORWAY 1940 - SPARTIVENTO 1940 - MALTA CONVOYS
Remarks
End year
Fate / Status
1941
Scuttled 12/01/1940
Disposal Detail
11/1/1940 joined the escort for EXCESS convoy to Alexandria. S.E of Malta she cane under heavy air attack by German Ju-87 dive bombers. She was hit by two delayed action bombs which caused extensive damage with 81 killed. Repair and salvage work was impossible due to the air attacks and she was scuttled by torpedoes from HMS Orion and HMS Gloucester the following day..
Fitting out in 1935
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Southampton May 1937
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Southampton c1939
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Southampton-Newcastle-Berwick at Spartivento.
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