HMS Grove
| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Grove |
| Builder | Swan Hunter, Tyne and Wear |
| Laid down | 28 August 1940 |
| Launched | 29 May 1941 |
| Commissioned | 5 February 1942 |
| Honours and awards |
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| Fate | Torpedoed and sunk on 12 June 1942 |
| Badge | On a Field per fess wavy Red and Blue within a spur rowel upwards White, an escallop Gold |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Type II Hunt-class destroyer |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 279 ft 10 in (85.29 m) o/a |
| Beam | 31 ft 6 in (9.60 m) |
| Draught | 8 ft 3 in (2.51 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed |
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| Range | 3,600 nmi (6,700 km) at 14 kn (26 km/h) |
| Complement | 164 |
| Armament |
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HMS Grove (L77) was a Hunt-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She had been completed in early 1942 at the Swan Hunter yard at Wallsend-on-Tyne.
Service history
Initial success
Grove, along with other ships of the 2nd Escort Group, namely Aldenham, Volunteer and Leamington, had sunk the German submarine U-587. This followed a 'Huff Duff' (High frequency Direction finding) interception.
Loss
While escorting Convoy MW 11, Grove was hit by two torpedoes fired by U-77 on 12 June 1942. The ship sank with the loss of 110 men.[1] The destroyer Tetcott rescued 79 survivors. She had been returning to Alexandria from Tobruk, having run aground at Tobruk, damaging the port propeller shaft and the screw itself; her speed had been reduced to 8.5 knots (15.7 km/h; 9.8 mph).[2]
References
- ^ Guðmundur Helgason. "HMS Grove (L 77)". Uboat.net. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
- ^ Lt Cdr Geoffrey B Mason. "HMS GROVE – Type II, Hunt-class Escort Destroyer". Service Histories of Royal Navy Warships in World War 2. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
32°5′N 25°30′E / 32.083°N 25.500°E
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