HMS Troubridge (R00)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Troubridge.

File:Troubridge 1969.JPG HMS Troubridge
History
UK
Name	HMS Troubridge (R00) & (F09)
Ordered	13th March 1941
Builder	John Brown
Laid down	10th November 1941
Launched	23rd September 1942
Commissioned	8th March 1943
Converted	Type 15 frigate 1955 - 1957
Decommissioned	27th March 1969
Fate	Broken up May 1970
Status	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type	T-class destroyer
General characteristics
Class and type	Type 15 frigate

HMS Troubridge (R00) was an T-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service during World War II. In 1943, she was sent to the Mediterranean, where she performed screening duties for major naval units. HMS Troubridge was one of the units that performed as a screen for HM Cruisers Aurora, Newfoundland, Orion, Penelope and Euryalus, in conjunction with Mediterranean Fleet destroyers and Motor Torpedo Boats for the surrender of Pantellaria on May 10th, 1943. She provided support to offensives on Italian warships, provided AA support, and was involved in the Allied effort to land in Sicily, Calabria, and Salerno. Other notable events involving HMS Troubridge was the sinking of the U-407. U-407 was sunk in the Mediterranean south of Milos, in position 36º27'N, 24º33'E, destroyed by depth charges dropped from HMS Troubridge, HMS Terpsichore, and Polish destroyer ORP Garland.[1] U-407's sinking also marked the disbandment of the Unterseebootsflottille. After World War 2, she was converted into a Type 15 fast anti-submarine frigate in 1955, with the new pennant number F09. [2]

References

• Raven, Alan (1978). War Built Destroyers O to Z Classes. London: Bivouac Books. ISBN 0-85680-010-4. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
• Whitley, M. J. (1988). Destroyers of World War 2. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-326-1.