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Grimsby Class Sloops Built with Convoy protection in mind The Grimsby Class Sloops were laid down between 1933 - 1939, and completed 1934 - 1940. First launched was HMS Leith, followed by Grimsby, Lowestoft, Wellington, Deptford, Fleetwood, Aberdeen, and for the Australian Navy, RAN, Parramatta, Swan, Warrego, and Yarra Displacement: 990 tons, standard and 1490 tons deep load, The Australian Ships, 1060 tons and 1510 tons deep load. Speed: 16.5 knots, Compliment: 100 Armament: Two 4.7-inch QF guns, One 3 -inch and Four 3 pounder guns. |
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HMS Aberdeen | 22nd January 1936 | Scrapped in 1949. | |
HMS Aberdeen, May 1937. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2565 |
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HMS Deptford | 5th February 1935 | Scrapped in 1948. | |
HMS Fleetwood | 24th March 1936 | Scrapped in 1959. | |
HMS Fleetwood, September 1938. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2566 |
HMS Fleetwood, September 1948. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2567 |
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HMS Fleetwood. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHX153 |
HMS Fleetwood. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHX450 |
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HMS Grimsby | 19th July 1933 | Bombed and sunk on 25th May 1941. | |
HMS Grimsby, 1934. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2560 |
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HMS Leith | 9th September 1933 | Sold to merchant navy in 1946. Transferred to Denmark in 1949, renamed Galathea. | |
HMS Leith. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2561 |
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HMS Londonderry | 16th January 1935 | Scrapped in 1948. | |
HMS Londonderry pictured in May 1937 at Malta A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHX154 |
HMS Londonderry, May 1938. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2563 |
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HMS Lowestoft | 11th April 1934 | Sold to merchant navy in 1946. | |
HMS Lowestoft pictured c.1937. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHX155 |
HMS Lowestoft, December 1934. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2562 |
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HMS Wellington | 29th May 1934 | Became the Master Mariner' Head Quarters ship in 1947. | |
HMS Parramata | 18th June 1939 | Transferred to the Royal Australian Navy. Sunk on 27th November 1941 by German U-boat. | |
HMS Swan | 28th March 1936 | Transferred to the Royal Australian Navy. Sold for scrapping in 1964. | |
HMS Warrego | 10th February 1940 | Transferred to the Royal Australian Navy. Scrapped in 1966. | |
HMS Yarra | 28th March 1935 | Transferred to the Royal Australian Navy. Sunk on 4th March 1942 by Japanese Navy ships. |
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