United Kingdom destroyer Introduction

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 44. Chapters: HMS Eclipse, HMS Opportune, HMS Roebuck, HMS Undaunted, HMS Charity, HMS Defender, HMS Laertes, HMS Ursa, HMAS Nizam, HMS Hereward, HMS Venus, HMS Rocket, HMCS Sioux, HMS Diamond, HMS Nestor, HMS Petard, HMS Shark, HMS Panther, HMS Intrepid, HMS Brilliant, HMS Verity, HMS Wrangler, HMS Termagant, HMS Tenacious, HMS Tyrian, HMS Meteor, HMS Opal, HMS Lance, HMS Havock, HMS Oribi, HMS Spitfire, HMCS Algonquin, HMS Hero, HMS Penn, HMS Zest, HMS Inconstant, HMS Harvester, HMS Consort, HMS Ithuriel, HMS Hurricane, HMS Kandahar, HMS Onslow, HMS Troubridge, HMS Ghurka, HMS Highlander, HMS Teazer, HMS Virago, HMS Eridge, HMS Orwell, HMS Javelin, HMS Grove, HMS Tipperary, HMS Bat, HMS Verulam, HMS Vigilant, HMS Scorpion, HMS Scourge, Myrmidon class destroyer, HMS Rapid, HMS Nubian, HMS Patriot, HMS Zephyr, HMS Whirlwind, HMS Ardent, HMS Terpsichore, HMS Tumult, HMS Hardy, HMS Undine, HMS Wizard, HMS Valkyrie, HMS Janus, HMS Ambuscade, HMS Tuscan, HMS Delight, Quail class destroyer, HMS Jersey, HMS Electra, HMS Comet, HMS Zulu, HMS Patrician, Brazen class destroyer, HMS Urania, HMS Ulster, HMS Jaguar, HMS Nomad, HMS Juno, HMS Fairy, Spiteful class destroyer, HMS Cossack, Greyhound class destroyer, HMS Urchin, HMS Jackal, Earnest class destroyer, HMS Ulysses, HMS Greyhound, HMS Hornet, HMS Relentless, Banshee class destroyer, HMS Lightning, HMS Quail, HMS Milne, HMS Chamois, HMS Mohawk, HMS Tartar, Mermaid class destroyer, HMS Seafire, HMS Maori, HMS Peterel, HMS Lydiard, HMS Osprey, HMS Sparrowhawk, HMS Viking, HMS Crusader, HMS Kipling, HMS Racehorse, HMS Spiteful, HMS Stag, HMS Haughty, Bullfinch class destroyer, HMS Gipsy, HMS Saracen, HMS Kangaroo, HMS Phoebe, HMS Locust, HMS Dainty, HMS Flying Fish, HMS Ossory, HMS Myrmidon, HMS Amazon, HMS Redoubt, HMS Avon, HMS Cheerful, HMS Owl, HMS Mermaid, HMS Sceptre, HMS Thrasher, HMS Otter, HMS Lively, HMS Sprightly, HMS Flirt, HMS Express, HMS Whiting, HMS Star, HMS Hasty, HMS Crane, HMS Syren, HMS Charger, HMS Conflict, HMS Sylvia, HMS Lassoo, HMS Earnest, HMS Griffon, HMS Arab, HMS Violet, HMS Dasher, HMS Seal, HMS Wolf, HMS Afridi, HMS Bullfinch, HMS Dove, HMS Snapper, HMS Salmon, HMS Banshee, HMS Contest, HMS Dragon, HMS Leopard, HMS Swordfish, HMS Broadsword, HMS Crossbow, HMS Surly, HMS Sturgeon, HMS Shikari, HMS Starfish, HMS Skate, HMS Turbulent, HMS Porcupine. Excerpt: HMS Eclipse (H08) was an E class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service in the Atlantic, Arctic, and Mediterranean theatres during World War II, until sunk by a mine in the Aegean Sea on 24 October 1943. The ship was ordered on 1 November 1932 from William Denny and Brothers at Dumbarton under the 1931 Build Programme. She was laid down on 22 March 1933, launched on 12 April 1934 as the tenth RN ship to carry this name, and was completed on 29 November 1934 at a cost of £246,664, excluding items supplied by the Admiralty such as guns and communications equipment. Eclipse spent the early years of her service in the Mediterranean Sea. In April 1936, after some months refitting, she joined the 5th Destroyer Flotilla of the Home Fleet, and for some months was deployed again in the Mediterranean. She was put into Reserve in 1938, but recommissioned in August 1939 manned by Reservists for the Royal Review of the Reserve Fleet at Weymouth. In September 1939, on the outbreak of the war, she joined the 12th Destroyer Flotilla at Rosyth for anti-submarine defence of ...