HMS Lively
Sunk
| Type | Destroyer |
|---|---|
| Class | L |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 8 x QF 4-inch (101.6 mm) Mk.XVI guns, twin mount HA/LA Mk.XIX |
With Force K against the Duisburg convoy, and at Second Sirte. Sunk by German bombers off Tobruk in May 1942.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 8 x QF 4-inch (101.6 mm) Mk.XVI guns, twin mount HA/LA Mk.XIX
- 4 × QF 2 pdr Mk.VIII L/39 (40 mm), quad mount Mk.VII
- 8 × QF 0.5 in Mk.III Vickers (12.7 mm), quad mounts Mk.III
- 8 (2x4) tubes for 21 inch (533 mm) torpedoes Mk.IX
| Builder | Cammell Laird, Birkenhead |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 20 December 1938 |
| Launched | 29 January 1941 |
| Commissioned | 20 July 1941 |
| Displacement | 1,920 tons |
| Length | 362.5 ft (110.5 m) |
| Speed | 36 kt (66.7 km/h) |
| Complement | 221 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
29 January 1941
Battle of the Duisburg Convoy
Survived
9 November 1941
Second Battle of Sirte
Damaged
22 March 1942
Fate
Sunk
Sunk in an air attack, 11 May 1942