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'''HMS ''Grove'' (L77)''' was a [[Hunt class destroyer|Hunt-class]] [[destroyer]] of the [[Royal Navy]].
'''HMS ''Grove'' (L77)''' was a {{sclass2|Hunt|destroyer|0}} [[destroyer]] of the [[Royal Navy]]. She had been completed in early 1942 at the Swan Hunter yard at Wallsend-on-Tyne.


==Service history==
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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 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"/>

===Initial success===
''Grove'', along with other ships of the 2nd Escort Group, namely {{HMS|Aldenham|L22|2}}, {{HMS|Volunteer|D71|2}} and {{HMS|Leamington|G19|2}}, had sunk the German submarine {{GS|U-587||2}}. This followed a '[[High-frequency direction finding|Huff Duff]]' (High frequency Direction finding) interception.

===Loss===
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While escorting [[convoy MW-11]], ''Grove'' was hit by two torpedoes fired by {{GS|U-77|1940|2}} on 12 June 1942. The ship sank with the loss of 110 men.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/1790.html | work = Uboat.net | title = HMS Grove (L 77) | author = Guðmundur Helgason | access-date=2009-05-16}}</ref> The destroyer {{HMS|Tetcott|L99|2}} 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 {{convert|8.5|kn}}.<ref name="servicehistory">{{cite web | url =http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-10DE-Grove.htm | work = Service Histories of Royal Navy Warships in World War 2 | author = Lt Cdr Geoffrey B Mason | title = HMS GROVE - Type II, Hunt-class Escort Destroyer | access-date=2009-05-16}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 01:03, 21 January 2023

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Grove
BuilderSwan Hunter, Tyne and Wear
Laid down28 August 1940
Launched29 May 1941
Commissioned5 February 1942
Honours and
awards
  • ATLANTIC 1942
  • LIBYA 1942
  • ARCTIC 1942
FateTorpedoed and sunk by U-77 on 12 June 1942
BadgeOn a Field per fess wavy Red and Blue within a spur rowel upwards White, an escallop Gold
General characteristics
Class and typeType II Hunt-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 1,050 long tons (1,070 t) standard
  • 1,430 long tons (1,450 t) full load
Length279 ft 10 in (85.29 m) o/a
Beam31 ft 6 in (9.60 m)
Draught8 ft 3 in (2.51 m)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)
  • 25.5 knots (47.2 km/h; 29.3 mph) full
Range3,600 nmi (6,700 km) at 14 kn (26 km/h)
Complement164
Armament

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[edit]

Initial success[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ Guðmundur Helgason. "HMS Grove (L 77)". Uboat.net. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
  2. ^ 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.

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