Classe: Grimsby


Category: Sloop

Nation: Great Britain
Statistics: Displacement: 1 300 tons
Length: 81 meters
Speed: 17 knots
2 x 4.7'' guns


Additional information on the web : [RoyalNavyWW2]
Deptford, L.53


DateIncidentBattlePlace
1934Laid down-Great Britain
February 1935LaunchedGreat Britain, sloop, christened Deptford. Great Britain
August 20, 1935Commissioned-Great Britain
September 3, 1939-The Royal Navy at the start of the war. Indian Ocean
December 22, 1941DamagedConvoy HG 76. North Atlantic
1948Stricken-Great Britain

Grimsby, L.16


DateIncidentBattlePlace
1933Laid down-Great Britain
May 17, 1934CommissionedGreat Britain, sloop, christened Grimsby. Great Britain
September 3, 1939-The Royal Navy at the start of the war. Indian Ocean
May 25, 1941Sunk-Libya
about May 25, 1941-Crete. Creta

Leith, L.36


DateIncidentBattlePlace
1933Laid down-Great Britain
September 1933LaunchedGreat Britain, sloop, christened Leith. Great Britain
July 12, 1934Commissioned-New Zealand
September 3, 1939-The Royal Navy at the start of the war. Australia
August 17, 1941-Convoy OG 71. North Atlantic
1954Stricken-Great Britain

Londonderry, L.70, U.76


DateIncidentBattlePlace
1934Laid down-Great Britain
January 1935LaunchedGreat Britain, sloop, christened Londonderry. Great Britain
September 20, 1935Commissioned-Great Britain
September 3, 1939-The Royal Navy at the start of the war. South Atlantic
1948Stricken-Great Britain

Lowestoft, L.59


DateIncidentBattlePlace
1933Laid down-Great Britain
April 1934LaunchedGreat Britain, sloop, christened Lowestoft. Great Britain
November 22, 1934Commissioned-Great Britain
September 3, 1939-The Royal Navy at the start of the war. China
September 20, 1940CombatConvoy HX 72. North Atlantic
1955Stricken-Great Britain

Swan, L.74


DateIncidentBattlePlace
May 1, 1935Laid down-Australia
March 28, 1936LaunchedAustralia, sloop, christened Swan. Australia
January 21, 1937Commissioned-Australia
September 3, 1939-The Royal Navy at the start of the war. Australia
June 5, 1964Stricken-Australia
Additional information on the web :
[RAN]
Wellington, L.65


DateIncidentBattlePlace
1933Laid down-Great Britain
May 1934LaunchedGreat Britain, sloop, christened Wellington. Great Britain
January 24, 1935Commissioned-New Zealand
September 3, 1939-The Royal Navy at the start of the war. New Zealand
1947Stricken-Great Britain

Yarra, L.77


DateIncidentBattlePlace
March 28, 1935LaunchedGreat Britain, sloop, christened Yarra. Australia
May 24, 1935Laid down-Australia
January 21, 1936Commissioned-Australia
September 3, 1939-The Royal Navy at the start of the war. Australia
August 28, 1940-Naval operations in the Red Sea. Red Sea
March 4, 1942Sunk-Indonesia
Additional information on the web :
[RAN]


Made by LemaireSoft on June 29, 2001