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|Ship ordered=3 September 1939
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|Ship builder=[[Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]], [[Govan]], [[Scotland]]
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|Ship fate= Sold to Turkey<ref>[http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/destroyers.htm#O%20&%20P%20Class Ex-British O class destroyers] at battleships-cruisers.co.uk</ref>
|Ship fate= Sold to Turkey<ref>[http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/destroyers.htm#O%20&%20P%20Class Ex-British O class destroyers] at battleships-cruisers.co.uk</ref>
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'''HMS ''Oribi'' (G66) ''' was an [[O and P class destroyer|O-class]] [[destroyer]] of the [[Royal Navy]]. Following the style of her sister ships she was named with a word beginning with O. Originally she was to have been christened HMS ''Observer'', but Because her building was sponsored by the South African government she was christened HMS ''Oribi'', after the [[oribi]], a South African antelope. In 1942, after a successful warship week, the ship was "adopted" by [[Havant|Havant, Hampshire]].
'''HMS ''Oribi'' (G66) ''' was an [[O and P class destroyer|O-class]] [[destroyer]] of the [[Royal Navy]]. Following the style of her sister ships, she was named with a word beginning with O. Originally, she was to have been named HMS ''Observer''; however, because her building was sponsored by the South African government, she was christened HMS ''Oribi'', after the [[oribi]], a South African antelope. In 1942, after a successful warship week, the ship was "adopted" by [[Havant|Havant, Hampshire]].


==Second World War service==
==Second World War service==
On August 4 1941, ''Oribi'' carried British Prime Minister [[Winston Churchill]] and senior officers from Scrabster to [[Scapa Flow]], where the group embarked on {{HMS|Prince of Wales}} for passage to Newfoundland and the highly secret meeting with US President [[Franklin D Roosevelt]] at which the [[Atlantic Charter]] was signed.<ref> [[H. V. Morton]] (1943) ''Atlantic Meeting''. Methuen and Co Ltd, London, 3rd Edition, pp 35-36</ref>
On 4 August 1941 ''Oribi'' carried British Prime Minister [[Winston Churchill]] and senior officers from Scrabster to [[Scapa Flow]], where the group embarked on {{HMS|Prince of Wales|53|6}} for passage to Newfoundland and the highly secret meeting with US President [[Franklin D Roosevelt]] at which the [[Atlantic Charter]] was signed.<ref>[[H. V. Morton]] (1943) ''Atlantic Meeting''. Methuen and Co Ltd, London, 3rd Edition, pp 35-36</ref>


''Oribi'' was one of the destroyers that supported [[Operation Archery]], the November 1941 commando raid on Norway, by shelling the islands and attacking German shipping in the sheltered anchorage. She also assisted to bring Norwegian nationals home after the raid to escape the German occupation.
''Oribi'' was one of the destroyers that supported [[Operation Archery]], the November 1941 commando raid on Norway, by shelling the islands and attacking German shipping in the sheltered anchorage. She also assisted in bringing Norwegian nationals home after the raid to escape the German occupation.


She saw extensive action during the [[Arctic convoys of World War II|Arctic]] and [[North Atlantic convoys of World War II|North Atlantic convoys]] of the [[Second World War]]. These included [[Convoy ONS 5]] in May 1943, regarded as the turning point of the [[Battle of the Atlantic]]. At 03:00 on 6 May 1943 [[German submarine U-125 (1940)|''U-125'']] was located by radar in thick fog, rammed by HMS ''Oribi'' and disabled, she was unable to dive. At 03:54 the U-boat was sighted by the [[Flower-class corvette|Flower-class corvettes]] ''Snowflake'' and {{HMS|Sunflower|K41|2}}, and as ''Snowflake'' manoeuvred to attack, closing to 100 yards, the crew of ''U-125'', realising their indefensible position, scuttled the boat. The captain of ''Snowflake'' signalled the Senior Officer Escort, Lieutenant Commander Robert Sherwood, proposing to pick them up, and received the response: "Not approved to pick up survivors." ''Snowflake'' and ''Sunflower'' thereupon resumed their positions around the convoy, while the crew of ''U-125'' died in the Atlantic over the next few hours.<ref>wikipedia</ref>
She saw extensive action during the [[Arctic convoys of World War II|Arctic]] and [[North Atlantic convoys of World War II|North Atlantic convoys]] of the [[Second World War]]. These included [[Convoy ONS 5]] in May 1943, regarded as the turning point of the [[Battle of the Atlantic]]. At 03:00 on 6 May 1943 [[German submarine U-125 (1940)|''U-125'']] was located by radar in thick fog, rammed by HMS ''Oribi'' and disabled, she was unable to dive. At 03:54 the U-boat was sighted by the [[Flower-class corvette]]s ''Snowflake'' and {{HMS|Sunflower|K41|2}}, and as ''Snowflake'' manoeuvred to attack, closing to 100 yards, the crew of ''U-125'', realising their indefensible position, scuttled the boat. The captain of ''Snowflake'' signalled the Senior Officer Escort, Lieutenant Commander Robert Sherwood, proposing to pick them up, and received the response: "Not approved to pick up survivors." ''Snowflake'' and ''Sunflower'' thereupon resumed their positions around the convoy, while the crew of ''U-125'' died in the Atlantic over the next few hours.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}


==Postwar service==
==Postwar service==
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==References==
==References==
*{{colledge}}
* {{Cite Colledge2006}}
*{{cite book|last1=Connell|first1=G. G.|title=Arctic Destroyers: The 17th Flotilla|year=1982|publisher=William Kimber|location=London|isbn=0-7183-0428-4}}
* {{cite book|last1=Connell|first1=G. G.|title=Arctic Destroyers: The 17th Flotilla|year=1982|publisher=William Kimber|location=London|isbn=0-7183-0428-4}}
*{{cite book|last=English|first=John|title=Obdurate to Daring: British Fleet Destroyers 1941–45|publisher=World Ship Society|location=Windsor, UK|year=2001|isbn=978-0-9560769-0-8}}
* {{cite book|last=English|first=John|title=Obdurate to Daring: British Fleet Destroyers 1941–45|publisher=World Ship Society|location=Windsor, UK|year=2001|isbn=978-0-9560769-0-8}}
* {{cite book|last=Friedman|first=Norman|title=British Destroyers & Frigates: The Second World War and After|publisher=Naval Institute Press|location=Annapolis, Maryland|date=2006|isbn=1-86176-137-6}}
* {{cite book|last=Friedman|first=Norman|title=British Destroyers & Frigates: The Second World War and After|publisher=Naval Institute Press|location=Annapolis, Maryland|date=2006|isbn=1-86176-137-6}}
* {{cite book|last=Lenton|first=H. T.|authorlink=Henry Trevor Lenton|title=British & Empire Warships of the Second World War|publisher=Naval Institute Press|location=Annapolis, Maryland|year=1998|isbn=1-55750-048-7}}
* {{cite book|last=Lenton|first=H. T.|authorlink=Henry Trevor Lenton|title=British & Empire Warships of the Second World War|publisher=Naval Institute Press|location=Annapolis, Maryland|year=1998|isbn=1-55750-048-7}}
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* {{cite book|last=Rohwer|first=Jürgen|title=Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945: The Naval History of World War Two|publisher=Naval Institute Press|location=Annapolis, Maryland|year=2005|edition=Third Revised|isbn=1-59114-119-2}}
* {{cite book|last=Rohwer|first=Jürgen|title=Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945: The Naval History of World War Two|publisher=Naval Institute Press|location=Annapolis, Maryland|year=2005|edition=Third Revised|isbn=1-59114-119-2}}
* {{cite book|last=Whitley|first=M. J.|title=Destroyers of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia|publisher=Naval Institute Press|year=1988|isbn=0-87021-326-1|location=Annapolis, Maryland|author-link=Michael J. Whitley}}
* {{cite book|last=Whitley|first=M. J.|title=Destroyers of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia|publisher=Naval Institute Press|year=1988|isbn=0-87021-326-1|location=Annapolis, Maryland|author-link=Michael J. Whitley}}
* Ian Kinloch Bryce ( 2005 )author = Shipmates and Mistresses.bye and large. publisher = The Memoir Club {{ISBN|1-84104-043-6}}
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HMS Oribi
History
United Kingdom
NameOribi
Ordered3 September 1939
BuilderFairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan
Laid down15 January 1940
Launched14 January 1941
Commissioned5 July 1941
Decommissioned1 January 1946
Honours and
awards		Norway 1941, Malta convoys 1941, North Africa 1942, Arctic convoys 1942-44, Atlantic 1943-44, Normandy 1944
FateSold to Turkey[1]
Turkey
NameGayret
Acquired1946
FateScrapped 1965
General characteristics
Class and typeO-class destroyer
Displacement1,610 long tons (1,640 t) (standard)
Length345 ft (105.2 m) (o/a)
Beam35 ft (10.7 m)
Draught13 ft 6 in (4.1 m)
Installed power
Propulsion2 × shafts; 2 × geared steam turbines
Speed37 knots (69 km/h; 43 mph)
Range3,850 nmi (7,130 km; 4,430 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement176+
Armament

HMS Oribi (G66) was an O-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. Following the style of her sister ships, she was named with a word beginning with O. Originally, she was to have been named HMS Observer; however, because her building was sponsored by the South African government, she was christened HMS Oribi, after the oribi, a South African antelope. In 1942, after a successful warship week, the ship was "adopted" by Havant, Hampshire.

Second World War service

On 4 August 1941 Oribi carried British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and senior officers from Scrabster to Scapa Flow, where the group embarked on HMS Prince of Wales for passage to Newfoundland and the highly secret meeting with US President Franklin D Roosevelt at which the Atlantic Charter was signed.[2]

Oribi was one of the destroyers that supported Operation Archery, the November 1941 commando raid on Norway, by shelling the islands and attacking German shipping in the sheltered anchorage. She also assisted in bringing Norwegian nationals home after the raid to escape the German occupation.

She saw extensive action during the Arctic and North Atlantic convoys of the Second World War. These included Convoy ONS 5 in May 1943, regarded as the turning point of the Battle of the Atlantic. At 03:00 on 6 May 1943 U-125 was located by radar in thick fog, rammed by HMS Oribi and disabled, she was unable to dive. At 03:54 the U-boat was sighted by the Flower-class corvettes Snowflake and Sunflower, and as Snowflake manoeuvred to attack, closing to 100 yards, the crew of U-125, realising their indefensible position, scuttled the boat. The captain of Snowflake signalled the Senior Officer Escort, Lieutenant Commander Robert Sherwood, proposing to pick them up, and received the response: "Not approved to pick up survivors." Snowflake and Sunflower thereupon resumed their positions around the convoy, while the crew of U-125 died in the Atlantic over the next few hours.[citation needed]

Postwar service

Oribi was transferred to the Turkish Navy in 1946 and renamed Gayret, to replace a previous ship of that name requisitioned by the Royal Navy during the Second World War and lost during hostilities. She received the new pennant number D15 and was used as a headquarters ship.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ Ex-British O class destroyers at battleships-cruisers.co.uk
  2. ^ H. V. Morton (1943) Atlantic Meeting. Methuen and Co Ltd, London, 3rd Edition, pp 35-36
  3. ^ Blackman, Raymond V B, Jane's Fighting Ships 1963-4, Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd, London, p249

References

  • Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
  • Connell, G. G. (1982). Arctic Destroyers: The 17th Flotilla. London: William Kimber. ISBN 0-7183-0428-4.
  • English, John (2001). Obdurate to Daring: British Fleet Destroyers 1941–45. Windsor, UK: World Ship Society. ISBN 978-0-9560769-0-8.
  • Friedman, Norman (2006). British Destroyers & Frigates: The Second World War and After. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-86176-137-6.
  • Lenton, H. T. (1998). British & Empire Warships of the Second World War. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-048-7.
  • Raven, Alan; Roberts, John (1978). War Built Destroyers O to Z Classes. London: Bivouac Books. ISBN 0-85680-010-4.
  • Rohwer, Jürgen (2005). Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945: The Naval History of World War Two (Third Revised ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-59114-119-2.
  • Whitley, M. J. (1988). Destroyers of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-326-1.


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