HMS Escort
Sunk
| Type | Destroyer |
|---|---|
| Class | E |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 4 × single QF 4.7-inch (120 mm) Mk IX guns |
At Mers-el-Kébir. Torpedoed by the Italian submarine Marconi a week later.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 4 × single QF 4.7-inch (120 mm) Mk IX guns
- 2 × quadruple 0.5-inch (12.7 mm) machine guns
- 2 × quadruple 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
- 20 × depth charges, 1 rack and 2 throwers
| Builder | Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Greenock, Scotland |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 30 March 1933 |
| Launched | 29 March 1934 |
| Commissioned | 30 October 1934 |
| Displacement | 1,405 long tons (1,428 t) (standard) 1,940 long tons (1,970 t) (deep load) |
| Length | 329 ft (100.3 m) o/a |
| Speed | 35.5 knots (65.7 km/h; 40.9 mph) |
| Complement | 145 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
29 March 1934
Sinking of Athenia
Survived
3 September 1939
Picked up survivors
Attack on Mers-el-Kébir
Survived
3 July 1940
Fate
Sunk
Torpedoed by the Italian submarine Guglielmo Marconi, 8 July 1940
Sank while under tow, 11 July 1940