HNoMS Bath
Sunk
United States Navy, then Royal Navy, then Royal Norwegian Navy
| Type | Destroyer |
|---|---|
| Class | Wickes |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 4 × 4″ guns |
Service
| to 1940 | Hopewell | |
| 1940–1941 | Bath Destroyers for Bases | |
| from 1941 | Bath Lent to the Royal Norwegian Navy |
American four-stacker given to Britain in 1940 as HMS Bath and manned by Norwegians from April 1941. Escorting convoy OG 71 to Gibraltar, she was torpedoed by U-204 on 19 August 1941 and sank in three minutes; 83 men were killed, some by her own depth charges exploding as she went down.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 4 × 4 in (100 mm) guns
- 2 × 3 in (76 mm)
- 4 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
| Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 19 January 1918 |
| Launched | 8 June 1918 |
| Commissioned | 22 March 1919 |
| Displacement | 1,060 long tons (1,077 t) |
| Length | 314 ft 5 in (95.83 m) |
| Speed | 35 kn (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
| Complement | 101 officers and enlisted |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched as USS Hopewell
8 June 1918
Renamed HMS Bath
September 1940 · Destroyers for Bases
Joined the Royal Norwegian Navy
April 1941 · Lent to the Royal Norwegian Navy
Convoy OG 71
Sunk
19–23 August 1941
83 killed