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|Ship class=[[Hunt class destroyer|Type II Hunt class]] [[destroyer]] |
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|Ship name=HMS ''Grove'' |
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|Ship laid down=28 August 1940 |
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|Ship fate=Torpedoed 12 June 1942 |
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|Ship armament=• 6 × QF 4 in Mark XVI on twin mounts Mk. XIX<br />• 4 × [[QF 2 pounder naval gun|QF 2 pdr Mk. VIII]] on quad mount MK.VII<br />• 2 × [[Oerlikon 20 mm cannon|20 mm Oerlikons]] on single mounts P Mk. III<br />• 110 depth charges, 2 throwers, 3 racks |
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|Ship honours=ATLANTIC 1942<br>LIBYA 1942<br>ARCTIC 1942 |
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| ⚫ | The ship was struck by two torpedoes launched by the German submarine [[German submarine U-77 (1940)|''U-77'']] at 05.37 hours on 12 June 1942 and sunk with the loss of 110 crew.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/1790.html | work = Uboat.net | title = HMS Grove (L 77) | author = Guðmundur Helgason | accessdate=2009-05-16}}</ref> 79 crew were rescued by [[HMS Tetcott|HMS ''Tetcott'']].<ref name="servicehistory">{{cite web | url =http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-10DE-Grove.htm | work = Service Histories of of Royal Navy Warships in World War 2 | author = Lt Cdr Geoffrey B Mason | title = HMS GROVE - Type II, Hunt-class Escort Destroyer | accessdate=2009-05-16}}</ref> At the time she was on return passage from [[Tobruk]] to [[Alexandria]] having been part of a resupply convoy to the Tobruk garrison. The ship had grounded at Tobruk and damaged the port screw shaft and screw, and speed was reduced to 8.5 knots.<ref name="servicehistory"/> |
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| ⚫ | The ship was struck by two torpedoes launched by the German submarine [[German submarine U-77 (1940)|U-77]] at 05.37 hours on 12 June 1942 and sunk with the loss of 110 crew.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/1790.html | work = Uboat.net | title = HMS Grove (L 77) | author = Guðmundur Helgason | accessdate=2009-05-16}}</ref> 79 crew were rescued by [[HMS Tetcott|HMS ''Tetcott'']].<ref name="servicehistory">{{cite web | url =http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-10DE-Grove.htm | work = Service Histories of of Royal Navy Warships in World War 2 | author = Lt Cdr Geoffrey B Mason | title = HMS GROVE - Type II, Hunt-class Escort Destroyer | accessdate=2009-05-16}}</ref> At the time she was on return passage from [[Tobruk]] to [[Alexandria]] having been part of a resupply convoy to the Tobruk |
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[[Category:Hunt class destroyers]] |
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[[Category:World War II shipwrecks in the Mediterranean]] |
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[[Category:Tyne-built ships]] |
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Revision as of 07:17, 17 May 2009
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| Name | HMS Grove |
| Builder | Swan Hunter, Wallsend |
| Laid down | 28 August 1940 |
| Launched | 29 May 1941 |
| Commissioned | 5 February 1942 |
| Fate | Torpedoed on 12 June 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | list error: <br /> list (help) 1,050 long tons (1,070 t) standard 1,430 long tons (1,450 t) full load |
| 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 | list error: <br /> list (help) 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers 2 shaft Parsons geared turbines, 19,000 shp |
| Speed | list error: <br /> list (help) 27 knots (31 mph; 50 km/h) 25.5 kn (29.3 mph; 47.2 km/h) full |
| Range | 3,600 nmi (6,700 km) at 14 kn (26 km/h) |
| Complement | 164 |
| Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) • 6 × QF 4 in Mark XVI on twin mounts Mk. XIX • 4 × QF 2 pdr Mk. VIII on quad mount MK.VII • 2 × 20 mm Oerlikons on single mounts P Mk. III • 110 depth charges, 2 throwers, 3 racks |
HMS Grove (L77) was a Hunt-class destroyer of the Royal Navy.
The ship was struck by two torpedoes launched by the German submarine U-77 at 05.37 hours on 12 June 1942 and sunk with the loss of 110 crew.[1] 79 crew were rescued by HMS Tetcott.[2] At the time she was on return passage from Tobruk to Alexandria having been part of a resupply convoy to the Tobruk garrison. The ship had grounded at Tobruk and damaged the port screw shaft and screw, and speed was reduced to 8.5 knots.[2]
References
- ^ Guðmundur Helgason. "HMS Grove (L 77)". Uboat.net. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
- ^ a b Lt Cdr Geoffrey B Mason. "HMS GROVE - Type II, Hunt-class Escort Destroyer". Service Histories of of Royal Navy Warships in World War 2. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
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