HMS Kandahar (F28)
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 HMS Kandahar with the captured Italian sumbarine Galileo Galilei, Gulf of Aden, June 1940 |
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| Career (UK) |  |
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| Name: | HMS Kandahar (F28) |
| Ordered: | March 1935 |
| Laid down: | 18th January 1938 |
| Launched: | 21st March 1939 |
| Commissioned: | 10th October 1939 |
| Honours and awards: |
GREECE 1941 - CRETE 1941 - LIBYA 1941 - MEDITERRANEAN 1941 - MALTA CONVOYS 1941 |
| Fate: | Mined 19th December 1941 |
| Status: | Scuttled by HMS Jaguar 20th December 1941 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | K-class destroyer |
HMS Kandahar (F28) was a K-class destroyer of the Royal Navy, named after the Afghan city of Kandahar.
[edit] History
Kandahar was launched on 21 March 1939.[1] On 21 February 1941, in company with HMS Kimberley and HMS Manchester, she captured the German blockade runner SS Wahehe off Iceland.[2] On 19 December 1941, she was part of British Force K, tasked to intercept an Italian convoy bound for Tripoli when she was irreparably damaged by a newly laid Italian mine whilst attempting to rescue the stricken HMS Neptune. She was scuttled the next day by Jaguar. 73 men went down with the ship.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Alliston, John (1991). Destroyer Man. Ulverscroft, p. 76. ISBN 0708924212
- ^ "H.M.S. KANDAHAR (F28)". Naval History. http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-10DD-39K-Kandahar.htm. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ^ Brown, David (2002). The Royal Navy and the Mediterranean: November 1940-December1941, Volume 1 Volumes 1-2 of Whitehall histories. Routledge, p. 224. ISBN 0714652059
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Coordinates: 32°57′0″N 14°19′0″E / 32.95°N 14.316667°E
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