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naval Type III escort destroyers. Destroyer website dedicated to the
history of HMS Airedale, HMS Albrighton, HMS Aldenham, HMS Belvoir, HMS
Bleasedale, HMS Bolerbroke, HMS Border, HMS Catterick, HMS Derwent, HMS
Easton, HMS Eggesford, HMS Eskdale, HMS Glaisdale, HMS Goathland, HMS
Haldon, HMS Hatherleigh, HMS Haydon, HMS Holcombe, HMS Limbourne, HMS
Melbreak, HMS Modbury, HMS Penylan, HMS Rockwood, HMS Stevenstone, HMS
Talybont, HMS Tanatside and HMS Wensleydale from their launch to their
participation in major wars also notice board for families of ex-crew of
Type III Class escort destroyers. |
| HMS Airedale L.07 |
12th August 1941 |
Sunk on 15th June
1942. by german Aircraft off Sollum |
| HMS Albrighton
L.12 |
11th October 1941 |
Transferred to
West Germany 1958 and renamed Raule. |
| HMS Aldenham
L.22 |
27th August 1942 |
Sunk on 14th
December 1944. by Mines in the |
| HMS Belvoir
L.32 |
18th November
1941 |
Broken up
at Bo'ness October 1957. |
| HMS Blean
L.47 |
15th January 1942 |
Sunk on 11th
December 1942. by U-443 west of Oran |
| HMS Bleasdale
L.50 |
23rd July 1941 |
Broken up
at Blyth 14th September 1956. |
| HMS Bolebroke
L.65 |
5th November 1941 |
Transferred to
Greece 1942 and renamed Pindos scrapped in Greece 1960 |
| HMS Border
L.67 |
3rd February 1942 |
Transferred to
Greece 1942 and renamed Adrias.(i) a constructive total loss after
hitting a mine off Kalymnos 22nd October 1942 |
| HMS Catterick
L.81 |
22nd November
1941 |
Transferred to
Greece 1946 and renamed Hastings. scrapped 1963 |
| HMS Derwent
L.83 |
22nd August 1941 |
Broken up
at Penrhyn Febraury 1947 |
| HMS Easton
L.09 |
11th July 1942 |
Broken up
at Rosyth January 1953. |
| HMS Eggesford
L.15 |
12th September
1942 |
Transferred to
West Germany 1958 and renamed Brommy. |
| HMS Eskdale
L.36 |
16th March 1942 |
Transferred to
Norway 1942 and sunk 14th April 1943. |
| HMS Glaisdale
L.44 |
5th January 1942 |
Transferred to
Norway 1946 and renamed Narvik. scrapped December 1962 |
| HMS Goathland
L.27 |
3rd February 1942 |
Constructive loss
24th July 1944. and scrapped at Troon February 1946 |
| HMS Haldon
L.19 |
27th April 1942 |
Transferred to
France 1942 and renamed La Combattante and was sunk on 23rd February 1945.
by German Midget Submarine in the North Sea |
| HMS Hatherleigh
L.53 |
18th December
1941 |
Transferred to
Greece 1942 and renamed Kanaris. scrapped 1960 |
| HMS Haydon
L.75 |
2nd April 1942 |
Broken up
at Dunston 18th May 1958. |
| HMS Holcombe
L.56 |
14th April 1942 |
Sunk on 12th
December 1943. by U-593 off Bougie |
| HMS Limbourne
L.57 |
12th May 1942 |
Sunk on 23rd
October 1943. torpedoed by German Torpedo Boats / N. France |
| HMS Melbreak
L.73 |
5th March 1942 |
Broken up
at Grays 22nd November 1956. |
| HMS Modbury
L.91 |
13th April 1942 |
Transferred to
Greece 1942 and renamed Miaoulis. scrapped 1960 |
| HMS Penylan
L.89 |
17th March 1942 |
Sunk on 3rd
December 1942. torpedoed by E boat in the Channel |
| HMS Rockwood
L.39 |
13th June 1942 |
Damaged 11th
November 1943 never repaired. finally scrapped at Gateshead August 1946 |
| HMS Stevenstone
L.16 |
23rd November
1942 |
Broken up
at Dunston 2nd September 1959. |
| HMS Talybont
L.18 |
3rd February 1942 |
Broken up at
Charlestown 10th March 1961. |
| HMS Tantside
L.69 |
30th April 1942 |
Transferred to
Greece 1946 and renamed Adrias. (ii) scrapped 1964 |
| HMS Wensleydale
L.86 |
20th June 1942 |
Involved in a
collision November 1944 and never repaired. scrapped at Blyth 15th February
1946 |
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HMS Airedale |
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HMS Airedale, 1941.
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HMS Aldenham |
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HMS Aldenham, 1944.
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|
HMS Blean |
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HMS Blean.
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7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker
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|
HMS Bleasdale |
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HMS Bleasdale. Submitted by
Carl Proctor |
HMS Bleadale
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HMS Catterick |
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HMS Cattrerick.
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HMS Easton |
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HMS Easton, July 1947.
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HMS Goathland |
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L27 HMS Goathland.
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HMS Haydon |
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HMS Haydon. Thanks to Barry
Smith, whose father served on HMS Haydon in the mid forties |
HMS Haydon.
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HMS Holcombe |
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HMS Holcombe, 1943.
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HMS Melbreak |
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HMS Melbreak, June 1953.
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HMS Stevenstone |
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HMS Stevenstone, June 1947.
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HMS Talybont |
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HMS Talybont, June 1947.
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HMS Wensleydale |
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A photograph of the launch of HMS Wensleydale provided by
Dave Allen HMS Wensleydale. Built by Yarrow and
launched 20th June 1942. Involved in a collision with LST367. in November
1944, never repaired and scrapped Blyth 15th February 1946. |
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