Specifications
for HMS Codrington
Displacement:
1,540 tons Speed: 35kts Complement: 185
Armament:
Five 4.7 inch guns, two 2 pdr anti-aircraft guns and eight 21 inch torpedo
tubes.
HMS
Codrington was built by Swan Hunter at Wallsend, and launched 7th August
1929, she was bombed and sunk in Dover Harbour 27th July 1940.
Specifications
for HMS Acasta, HMS Achates, HMS Acheron, HMS Active, HMS Antelope, HMS
Anthony, HMS Ardent and HMS Arrow
Displacement:
1,350 tons Speed: 35kts Complement: 138
Armament:
Four 4.7 inch guns, two 2 pdr anti-aircraft guns and eight 21 inch torpedo
tubes.
HMS
Acasta. H.09 Built at Clydebank and launched on the 8th August 1929,
HMS Acasta was sunk on the 8th June 1940 while in action against the
German battle cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau. West of Narvik
HMS
Achantes, H.12 Built at Clydebank and launched 4th October
1929, sunk on the 17th December 1942 while engaging Admiral
Hipper in the Barents Sea.
HMS
Acheron H.45 Built by Thornycroft parsons. and launched 18th March 1930,
sunk by hitting mines off the coast of the Isle of White 17th December
1940.
HMS
Active Built by Hawthorne Leslie and Launched 9th July 1929. during
World War two she was mainly based at Gibraltar, she sank three German U-boats
during 1942 -1943. In 1943, the Y Gun was removed and extra depth Charges
added. Finally being sold to the breakers 20th May 1947 at Troon,
Scotland.
HMS
Antelope. Built by Hawthorne Leslie and Launched 27th July 1929. Initially
serving in the Home Waters, before being transferred to Gibraltar and the Mediterranean.
Sank two German U-Boats in 1942 and In 1943, the Y Gun was removed and
extra depth Charges added. finally scrapped on the 31st January 1946 at
Blyth.
HMS
Anthony. Built by Scott's and launched on the 24th April 1929
Initially serving in the Home Waters, before being transferred to
Gibraltar and the Mediterranean In 1943, the Y Gun was removed and extra
depth Charges added. she sunk a U-Boat in 1944, and finally scrapped at
Troon in May 1948.
HMS
Ardent. Built by Scott's and launched on the 26th June 1929. was
sunk on the 8th June 1940 while in action against the German battle cruisers
Scharnhorst and Gneisenau. west of Narvik.
HMS
Arrow Built by Vickers Armstrong at barrow and launched 22nd August
1929.Initially serving in the Home Waters, before being transferred to
Gibraltar and the Mediterranean, finally being scrapped at Taranto between
1944 to May 1949
Specifications
for RCN Saguenay and RCN Skeena
RCN
Saguenay D.79 Built By Thornycroft and launched 11th July
1930, in November 1942, she was badly damaged in a collision with
the SS Azara off Newfoundland and was a total loss, used for training,
before being sold for scrap in April 1946.
RCN
Skeena D.59 Built by Thornycroft and launched 10th October
1930, she was grounded of the coast of Iceland 25th October 1944,
salved and scrapped in 1946.
Displacement:
1,337 tons Speed: 35kts Complement: 138
Armament:
Four 4.7 inch guns, two 2 pdr anti-aircraft guns and eight 21 inch torpedo
tubes.
