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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 the German submarine {{GS|U-559||2}} 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 the German submarine {{GS|U-559||2}} with other destroyers and the [[Royal Air Force]]. |
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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.<ref name="Ford">{{cite book|last1=Ford|first1=Roger|title=Germany's Secret Weapons of World War II|date=2013|publisher=Amber Books|location=London, United Kingdom|isbn=978-1-909160-56-9|page=224|accessdate=12 August 2016}}</ref> 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. |
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 from [[KG 100]] using [[Hs 293]] glider bombs, one of which struck ''Dulverton'' abreast of the bridge.<ref name="Ford">{{cite book|last1=Ford|first1=Roger|title=Germany's Secret Weapons of World War II|date=2013|publisher=Amber Books|location=London, United Kingdom|isbn=978-1-909160-56-9|page=224|accessdate=12 August 2016}}</ref> 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 17:44, 7 April 2017
| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | Type II Hunt-class destroyer |
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| 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 Template:Sclass2- 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.
Service history
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 the German submarine 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 from KG 100 using Hs 293 glider bombs, one of which struck Dulverton abreast of the bridge.[1] 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.
References
- ^ Ford, Roger (2013). Germany's Secret Weapons of World War II. London, United Kingdom: Amber Books. p. 224. ISBN 978-1-909160-56-9.
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Publications
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
- English, John (1987). The Hunts: a history of the design, development and careers of the 86 destroyers of this class built for the Royal and Allied Navies during World War II. England: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-44-4.
External links
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