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HMS Grenville Laid Down : 29th September 1934 Launched : 15th August 1935 Completed : 1st July 1936 Type : Destroyer Class : G Builder : Yarrow Country : UK Pennants : H03, H27 Fate : Sunk 19th January 1940. |
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HMS Grenville, May 1937. | HMS Grenville, May 1937. |
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22nd April 1935 - Sailed Gibraltar for Malta 22nd April 1935 - 1st Destroyer Flotilla 25th April 1935 - Arrived Malta 16th July 1935 - Attended 1935 Spithead Fleet Review 29th July 1935 - Sailed St. Raphael for Malta 15th August 1935 - Pennant 15th August 1935 - Launched 28th December 1935 - Sailed Colombo for Aden 27th April 1936 - 1936 27th Apr Grenville Assumed Leader 20th Destroyer Flotilla 20th July 1936 - Sailed Portsmouth for Portland 12th September 1936 - Sailed Malta 26th September 1936 - Arrived and sailed Palma 26th September 1936 - Arrived and sailed Palma 20th October 1936 - Arrived Barcelona 17th March 1937 - Sailed Gibraltar for Malta 9th June 1937 - Sailed Portsmouth 19th June 1937 - Arrived Palma 25th October 1937 - Arrived Gibraltar 11th June 1938 - Capt. George Elvey Creasy, RN in Command 29th July 1938 - Sailed Portsmouth for Gibraltar 28th December 1938 - Arrived Palma 7th January 1939 - Arrived Marseilles 9th January 1939 - Sailed Marseilles for Palma 10th January 1939 - Arrived Palma 18th January 1939 - Sailed Palma for Malta 20th January 1939 - Arrived Malta 20th January 1939 - Arrived Malta 18th March 1939 - Sailed Gibraltar 21st March 1939 - Arrived Malta 28th July 1939 - Arrived Larnaka 14th August 1939 - Sailed Limasol for Alexandria 2nd September 1939 - At Alexandria 2nd September 1939 - 1st Destroyer Flotilla, Mediterranean Fleet 3rd October 1939 - Arrived Malta 14th October 1939 - Sailed Alexandria 17th October 1939 - Relieved from contraband patrol 19th October 1939 - Arrived Malta 22nd October 1939 - Sailed Gibraltar escorting Convoy HG.5 22nd October 1939 - Sailed Malta 30th October 1939 - Arrive Plymouth 30th October 1939 - Arrived Liverpool 2nd November 1939 - Searching for a U-boat 17 miles 213° from Start Point 5th November 1939 - Searched for suspected submarine 150 miles SW of Ushant 7th November 1939 - Collided with Grenade at Plymouth 7th November 1939 - Completed repairs of her collision damage 9th November 1939 - Joined Convoy HX.6 from Plymouth 9th November 1939 - Detached from Convoy HX.6 to Devonport 30th November 1939 - At Devonport repairing 1st December 1939 - Collision repairs completed at Plymouth 1st December 1939 - Searched for two Submarines East of 50-17N, 4-35W 3rd December 1939 - Withdrew from Submarine search 6th December 1939 - Attacked a submarine contact 18 miles S by E of Orfordness 17th December 1939 - Anti-submarine sweep from the Thames entrance to Yarmouth 18th December 1939 - Arrived back in the Thames 24th December 1939 - Attacked a submarine contact in 52-25N, 1-52E 14th January 1940 - Operated off the Dutch coast on operation ST 1 19th January 1940 - Sunk 19th January 1940 - Sunk by mine at 1250 off Kentish Knock in 51-39N, 2-17E 19th January 1940 - Captain G E Creasy in Command 19th January 1940 - Took part in Operation ST.3 |
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Last edited : 20:35, March 25, 2011
By : jbryce1437
First Added : 12:39, December 9, 2010
By : kc
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