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| Ship country = UK |
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| Ship flag = [[Image:Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg|60px|RN Ensign]] |
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| Ship name = HMS ''Dulverton'' |
| Ship name = HMS ''Dulverton'' |
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| Ship ordered = 4 September 1939 |
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| Ship builder = [[Alexander Stephen and Sons]], [[Govan]] |
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| Ship builder = Stephen & Sons, Govan |
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| Ship laid down = 16 July 1940 |
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| Ship launched = 1 April 1941 |
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| Ship honours = [[Battle of the Mediterranean|Libya 1942]]<br>[[Second Battle of Sirte|Sirte 1942]]<br>[[Battle of the Mediterranean|Mediterranean 1942]]<br>[[Malta Convoys|Malta Convoys 1942]]<br>[[Allied invasion of Sicily|Sicily 1943]]<br>[[Allied invasion of Italy|Salerno 1943]]<br>[[Dodecanese Campaign|Aegean 1943]] |
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| Ship badge = On a Field barry wavy of six White and Blue within an annulet per fess Red and Green, a Griffin's claw erased Red grasping a riding whip and an axe in saltire Gold. |
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| Ship fate = Scuttled by [[HMS Belvoir|HMS ''Belvoir'']] |
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| Ship fate = Damaged and scuttled on 13 November 1943 |
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|Ship class=[[Hunt class destroyer#Type II|Hunt class destroyer,<br>Type II]] |
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|Ship displacement=1,050 tons standard; <br> 1,490 tons full load |
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'''HMS ''Dulverton''''' |
'''HMS ''Dulverton''''' was a [[Hunt class destroyer#Type II|Type II]] [[Hunt class destroyer]] of the [[Royal Navy]]. Launched in 1941, she saw service during the [[Second World War]] until being damaged by German aircraft in 1943 during the [[Battle of Leros]], and was scuttled. |
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''Dulverton'' was ordered from [[Stephen and Sons]] of [[Govan]] on the outbreak of war in 1939. She was laid down on 16 July 1940, and launched 1 April 1941. She was completed by September 1941. |
''Dulverton'' was ordered from [[Alexander Stephen and Sons]] of [[Govan]] on the outbreak of war in 1939. She was laid down on 16 July 1940, and launched 1 April 1941. She was completed by September 1941. |
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''Dulverton'' participated in many operations, including escorting troop convoys bound for [[Suez Canal]] and the convoys to [[Malta]] including the first one to lift the siege there, supporting the [[British Eighth Army]] in North Africa, the [[Tobruk Raid]], and the destruction of [[U-559]] with other destroyers and the [[Royal Air Force]]. |
''Dulverton'' participated in many operations, including escorting troop convoys bound for [[Suez Canal]] and the convoys to [[Malta]] including the first one to lift the siege there, supporting the [[British Eighth Army]] in North Africa, the [[Tobruk Raid]], and the destruction of [[German submarine U-559|''U-559'']] with other destroyers and the [[Royal Air Force]]. |
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In October 1943 was part of a force that was trying to capture the Greek islands of [[Kos]] and [[Leros]] |
In October 1943 ''Dulverton'' was involved in the [[Dodecanese Campaign]], as part of a force that was trying to capture the Greek islands of [[Kos]] and [[Leros]] on 20 October and again on 4 November. On 12 November, ''Dulverton'' returned to support the garrison on Leros which had just been [[Battle of Leros|invaded by the Germans]]. On 13 November, whilst five miles off the coast of Kos, she was attacked by German [[Dornier Do 217|Do 217 E-5]] aircraft using [[Hs 293]] glider bombs, one of which struck ''Dulverton'' abreast of the bridge. Six officers and 114 ratings were evacuated from the ship before she was scuttled by {{HMS|Belvoir|L32|6}}, but three officers and 75 ratings were lost. |
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Revision as of 00:09, 14 November 2011
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| Name | HMS Dulverton |
| Ordered | 4 September 1939 |
| Builder | Alexander Stephen and Sons, Govan |
| Laid down | 16 July 1940 |
| Launched | 1 April 1941 |
| Honours and awards | list error: <br /> list (help) Libya 1942 Sirte 1942 Mediterranean 1942 Malta Convoys 1942 Sicily 1943 Salerno 1943 Aegean 1943 |
| Fate | Damaged and scuttled on 13 November 1943 |
| Badge | On a Field barry wavy of six White and Blue within an annulet per fess Red and Green, a Griffin's claw erased Red grasping a riding whip and an axe in saltire Gold. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | list error: <br /> list (help) Hunt class destroyer, Type II |
| Displacement | list error: <br /> list (help) 1,050 tons standard; 1,490 tons full load |
| Length | 85.34 m |
| Beam | 9.62 m |
| Draught | 2.51 m (8 ft 3 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 shaft Parsons geared turbines; 19,000 shp |
| Speed | 25.5 knots (25½ kts full) |
| Range | 3,600 nmi (6,670 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h) |
| Complement | 164 |
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HMS Dulverton was a Type II Hunt class destroyer of the Royal Navy. Launched in 1941, she saw service during the Second World War until being damaged by German aircraft in 1943 during the Battle of Leros, and was scuttled.
Dulverton was ordered from Alexander Stephen and Sons of Govan on the outbreak of war in 1939. She was laid down on 16 July 1940, and launched 1 April 1941. She was completed by September 1941.
Dulverton participated in many operations, including escorting troop convoys bound for Suez Canal and the convoys to Malta including the first one to lift the siege there, supporting the British Eighth Army in North Africa, the Tobruk Raid, and the destruction of U-559 with other destroyers and the Royal Air Force.
In October 1943 Dulverton was involved in the Dodecanese Campaign, as part of a force that was trying to capture the Greek islands of Kos and Leros on 20 October and again on 4 November. On 12 November, Dulverton returned to support the garrison on Leros which had just been invaded by the Germans. On 13 November, whilst five miles off the coast of Kos, she was attacked by German Do 217 E-5 aircraft using Hs 293 glider bombs, one of which struck Dulverton abreast of the bridge. Six officers and 114 ratings were evacuated from the ship before she was scuttled by HMS Belvoir, but three officers and 75 ratings were lost.
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