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HMS Grenville - World Naval Ships Directory

HMS Grenville

Name : HMS Grenville
Laid Down : 1st November 1941
Launched : 12th October 1942
Completed : 27th May 1943
Type : Destroyer
Class : U
Builder : Swan Hunter
Country : UK
Pennants : R97, D11 BPF, D197, F197
Fate : Scrapped 1983.

Converted to frigate in 1954.

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HMS Grenville, 1944.

HMS Grenville, October 1954.

HMS Grenville, September 1970.

Timeline Entries :
1st November 1941 - Laid down 12th October 1942 - Launched 12th October 1942 - Pennant F197 12th October 1942 - Pennant R97 12th October 1942 - Launched 27th April 1943 - Lt.Cdr. Roger Percival Hill, DSO, RN In Command 28th January 1944 - Capt. Harold Pitcairn Henderson, RN In Command 6th June 1944 - Participated in the Normandy Landings November 1944 - Capt. R. G. Onslow, DSO+++ November 1944 - British Pacific Fleet 1945 - Pennant D11 British Pacific Fleet 16th January 1945 - Formed Part of Force 63 16th January 1945 - 27th Destroyer Flotilla 16th July 1945 - Attacked the Tokyo area 17th July 1945 - Attacked the Tokyo Area 19th May 1954 - Sail past HMY Britannia 19th May 1954 - Flagship of Admiral Sir John Edelston 4th August 1956 - Grenville Cowes Guardship 24th March 1958 - Escorted the Queen from Harwich to Holland 1979 - For disposal 1983 - Broken up

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Last edited : 20:33, March 25, 2011
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First Added : 14:27, December 14, 2010
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