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HMS Hostile |
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HMS Hostile Laid Down : 27th February 1935 Launched : 24th January 1936 Completed : 10th September 1936 Type : Destroyer Class : H Builder : Scotts Country : UK Pennants : H55 Fate : Sunk 23rd August 1940. |
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HMS Hostile, June 1937. |
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24th January 1936 - Launched 24th January 1936 - Pennant 10th September 1936 - Completed 13th September 1936 - Arrived Sheerness October 1936 - Joined 2nd Destroyer Flotilla, Mediterranean 19th October 1936 - Arrived Portland 24th October 1936 - Sailed Portland for Gibraltar 23rd May 1937 - Sailed Marseille 27th May 1937 - Arrived Gibraltar 9th June 1937 - Sailed Valencia for Marseille 14th June 1937 - Arrived Valencia 17th November 1937 - Commenced refit at Gibraltar 15th December 1937 - Completed refit at Gibraltar January 1938 - 2nd Destroyer Flotilla, Mediterranean Fleet 12th January 1938 - Arrived Malta 1st April 1938 - Arrived Gibraltar 30th July 1938 - Arrived Malta 23rd August 1938 - Cdr. John Piachaud Wright, RN In Command 23rd January 1939 - Sailed Malta for Palma 26th January 1939 - Arrived Marseilles 29th March 1939 - Sailed Oran for Sfax 1st April 1939 - Arrived Sfax May 1939 - Completed refit at Chatham 2nd August 1939 - 2nd Destroyer Flotilla, Mediterranean 2nd August 1939 - Recommissioned for service in the Mediterranean 3rd August 1939 - Sailed Chatham for Gibraltar 4th August 1939 - Sailed UK for the Mediterranean 7th August 1939 - Arrived Gibraltar 8th August 1939 - Sailed Gibraltar for Malta 11th August 1939 - Arrived at Malta to return to the Mediterranean Fleet 2nd September 1939 - Sailed Malta for Alexandria 2nd September 1939 - 2nd Destroyer Flotilla, Division 3, Mediterranean Fleet 2nd October 1939 - Sailed Malta 5th October 1939 - Sailed Gibraltar for duty with the South Atlantic Command at Freetown 11th October 1939 - Joined Aircraft Carrier Ark Royal and Battlecruiser Renown 12th October 1939 - Arrived Freetown 14th October 1939 - Sailed Freetown for patrol duties 15th October 1939 - Sailed Freetown escorting Convoy SL.5 3rd November 1939 - Arrived Liverpool with Convoy SL.5 18th November 1939 - Sailed Freetown to operate south of Freetown along the convoy route 25th November 1939 - Arrived Freeport 1st December 1939 - Covering the Freetown to Natal shipping route 12th December 1939 - North of St Paul Rocks 15th December 1939 - Arrived at Pernambuco from Freetown, refuelled immediately, and departed for Rio de Janeiro 16th December 1939 - Sailed Pernambuco for the River Plate 18th December 1939 - Searched for supply ship Altmark 22nd December 1939 - Arrived River Plate 24th December 1939 - Arrived Freetown 13th January 1940 - Sailed Freetown escorting Convoy SLF.16 13th January 1940 - Sailed Freetown escorting Convoy SLF.16 20th January 1940 - Detached Convoy for Gibraltar 22nd January 1940 - Sailed Gibraltar with Convoy SLF.16 25th January 1940 - Arrived Dover before going on to Sheerness and then Chatham were she docked for repairs and refit 31st January 1940 - At Plymouth with defects 26th February 1940 - Completed Refitting at Chatham. Sailed Chatham 2nd March 1940 - Sailed Plymouth for the Clyde 2nd March 1940 - Sailed Portsmouth for the Clyde 3rd March 1940 - Arrived the Clyde 3rd March 1940 - Arrived the Clyde 5th March 1940 - Sailed Greenock screening AMCs for firing drills 5th March 1940 - Arrived Greenock 7th March 1940 - Sailed The Clyde 9th March 1940 - Arrived Scapa Flow 12th March 1940 - Searched for submarine reported by aircraft east of South Ronaldsay 12th March 1940 - Escorted 1st Cruiser Squadron on a full caliber shoot west of the Orkneys 13th March 1940 - Arrived Scapa Flow 13th March 1940 - Sailed Scapa Flow for the Clyde 14th March 1940 - Arrived in the Clyde 16th March 1940 - Sailed the Clyde for Scapa Flow 17th March 1940 - Arrived Scapa Flow 19th March 1940 - Covered Convoys HN.20 and ON.21 and Operation DU Activities 19th March 1940 - 2nd Destroyer Flotilla 19th March 1940 - Sailed Scapa Flow 21st March 1940 - Arrived Sullom Voe 21st March 1940 - Sailed Sullom Voe 1st April 1940 - 2nd Destroyer Flotilla, 4th Division 1st April 1940 - Lt. Cdr. J.P. Wright in Command 10th April 1940 - First Battle of Narvik 18th July 1940 - Lt.Cdr. Anthony Frank Burnell-Nugent, DSC, RN In Command 23rd August 1940 - Sunk 7th September 1940 - Battle Of Punto Stilo, Italy 7th September 1940 - 2nd Destroyer Flotilla |
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Last edited : 20:02, March 26, 2011
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