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Destroyer of the Royal Navy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
HMS Eridge was a Hunt-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1940 and served during the Second World War.
Eridge in July 1941 | |
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Eridge |
Builder | Swan Hunter, Tyne and Wear |
Laid down | 21 November 1939 |
Launched | 20 August 1940 |
Commissioned | 28 February 1941 |
Reclassified | Base ship on 29 August 1942 (constructive total loss) |
Fate | Sold for scrap, 1946 |
General characteristics Type II | |
Class and type | Hunt-class destroyer |
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Length | 85.3 m (279 ft 10 in) o/a |
Beam | 9.6 m (31 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 2.51 m (8 ft 3 in) |
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Range | 3,600 nmi (6,700 km) at 14 kn (26 km/h) |
Complement | 164 |
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Service record | |
Commanders: | Lt.Cdr. William Frank Niemann Gregory-Smith |
On 29 August 1942, Eridge assisted the destroyers Hero and Hurworth in sinking the German submarine U-568.[1] At 04:15 on 29 August 1942, she began shelling Axis positions off El Daba, Egypt, at 31°7′N 28°26′E, together with the destroyers Croome and Hursley. At 05:00, she was permanently disabled by a 450mm torpedo fired by the Italian motor torpedo boat MTSM-228. The attack caused five fatalities on board Eridge.[2]
She was towed to Alexandria by the destroyer Aldenham,[3] where Eridge was declared a constructive total loss due to structural damage to the hull and damage beyond repair to the main turbines, condenser, gearing and intermediate shaft. The destroyer was used as a base ship in situ for the rest of the war and sold for scrapping in October 1946.[4]
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