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was deployed as part of the protective screen for troopships sailing to West Africa in Operation Menace (for proposed landings at Dakar, later abandoned). She returned home to join the
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from 4 October to 5 January 1936, and at several bases in the Eastern Mediterranean until her departure from the region in March. She was refitted from 20 March to 30 April at
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Approaches Freetown'; and 'Immunity', which recounts an inoculation session, and then anticipates the ship's loss later in the war.
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rail and two throwers were fitted; 20 depth charges were originally carried, but this increased to 35 shortly after the war began.
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after repairs—first at Freetown, Sierra Leone, and subsequently at Gibraltar. In this period, one member of her crew was
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sank in seconds, taking with her the entire crew and all the Italian prisoners of war and German guards and crew.
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set sail on 22 September 1943. The vessel sailed along the east coast of Rhodes, and headed south-west, passing
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was heavily damaged and later towed back to Rhodes, where it was scuttled a few days later.
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Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy
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that saw service in the Atlantic, Arctic, and Mediterranean theatres during
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Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945: The Naval History of World War Two
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to the south. The Italian ship was escorted by the German torpedo boat
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and five other destroyers were deployed as the screen for the cruisers
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served around the British Isles for the next several months, departing
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Around 01:10 that night (on 23 September), the convoy was detected by
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of 12 feet 6 inches (3.8 m). They were powered by two
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remained on screening duty from June to August, transferring to the
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The E-class ships were slightly improved versions of the preceding
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E-class destroyer of the Royal Navy, in service from 1934 to 1943
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of 3,428 tons, had been seized by the Germans to bring arms to
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in July. In September she was deployed with the destroyers
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Christopher Shores, Brian Cull and Nicola Malizia (1987).
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Jobst Hahndorff. This was the former French torpedo boat
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under Commander E. Mack, who immediately opened fire.
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443:carried a maximum of 470 long tons (480 t) of 395:. They displaced 1,405 long tons (1,428 t) at 435:(27,000 kW) and gave a maximum speed of 35.5 411:of 33 feet 3 inches (10.1 m) and a 1644:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in October 1943 754:, Spitsbergen, and re-supply the garrison there ( 546:with most of the rest of the flotilla during the 168:On a Field Blue, the Earth Black over a sun Gold. 2261: 814: 1137:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. 1093:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. 1071:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. 1020: 2285:World War II destroyers of the United Kingdom 1629: 1216: 1202: 1030:(Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. 1603:List of destroyer classes of the Royal Navy 431:. The turbines developed a total of 36,000 399:load and 1,940 long tons (1,970 t) at 2270:E and F-class destroyers of the Royal Navy 1636: 1622: 1209: 1195: 487: 2290:World War II shipwrecks in the Aegean Sea 1154:Air War for Yugoslavia, Greece, and Crete 230:12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) (deep) 1063: 569: 515:on 29 November 1934, at a total cost of 499:under the 1931 Naval Programme. She was 346:rack and 2 throwers for 20 depth charges 19:For other ships with the same name, see 1129: 1049:. Kendal, England: World Ship Society. 1044: 761:She then refitted at a shipyard on the 329:0.5 in (12.7 mm) machine guns 2262: 1107: 1085: 750:to establish a refuelling facility at 562:after returning to the British Isles. 1617: 1190: 656: 48: 991: 700: 565: 463:4.7-inch (120 mm) Mark IX guns 222:33 ft 3 in (10.13 m) 13: 2295:Maritime incidents in October 1943 173:General characteristics (as built) 14: 2311: 1171: 958: 931: 765:before rejoining the Flotilla at 677:, as they escorted the troopship 439:(65.7 km/h; 40.9 mph). 2243: 2238: 2226: 2218: 1537: 1485: 1401: 1357: 1317: 1233: 920:Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) 772: 50: 29: 1014: 807:on 9 April, and landed them at 737:as the screen for the cruisers 554:from 8 September to 3 October, 511:on 12 April 1934. The ship was 447:that gave her a range of 6,350 279:(65.7 km/h; 40.9 mph) 160:Sunk by a mine, 24 October 1943 2275:Ships built on the River Clyde 985: 976: 967: 949: 940: 795:rescued 16 survivors from the 471:0.5 inch Vickers Mark III 427:using steam provided by three 407:of 329 feet (100.3 m), a 386: 323:4.7 in (120 mm) guns 1: 925: 574:Leading Seaman Walker of HMS 550:. The destroyer was based at 651:raid on Kirkenes and Petsamo 429:Admiralty three-drum boilers 7: 211:329 ft (100.3 m) 10: 2316: 787:was one of the escorts of 776: 542:on 31 August 1935 for the 503:on 22 March 1933 at their 458:The ships mounted four 45- 95:William Denny and Brothers 18: 2213: 2129: 1649: 1598: 1578: 1535: 1483: 1399: 1392: 1355: 1315: 1231: 1224: 1218:E- and F-class destroyers 683:and the auxiliary tanker 172: 43: 28: 335:21 in (533 mm) 242:Admiralty 3-drum boilers 1156:. London: Grub Street. 1024:; Warlow, Ben (2006) . 488:Construction and career 264:2 × shafts; 2 × geared 1045:English, John (1993). 857:and later the Italian 710:8th Destroyer Flotilla 591:3rd Destroyer Flotilla 582: 524:5th Destroyer Flotilla 465:in single mounts. For 992:Helgason, Guðmundur. 573: 522:Assigned to the 478:21-inch (533 mm) 998:Ships hit by U-boats 883:hit a mine east off 383:on 24 October 1943. 2300:Ships sunk by mines 1493:Royal Canadian Navy 1365:Royal Hellenic Navy 1325:Royal Canadian Navy 1182:– A Survivors Story 902: /  879:On 24 October 1943 637:, and the cruisers 604:From 12 April 1941 544:Mediterranean Fleet 423:, each driving one 403:. The ships had an 982:English, pp. 66–67 973:English, pp. 63–64 695:Operation Gauntlet 657:Operation Gauntlet 610:Devonport Dockyard 583: 375:, until sunk by a 306:processing systems 150:("Never eclipsed") 2255: 2254: 2106:Sebastiano Caboto 1611: 1610: 1574: 1573: 1501: 1388: 1387: 1333: 1037:978-1-86176-281-8 906:37.017°N 27.183°E 870:Gaetano Donizetti 837:Gaetano Donizetti 828:Gaetano Donizetti 817:Gaetano Donizetti 756:Operation Gearbox 701:Operation Gearbox 680:Empress of Canada 352: 351: 182:E-class destroyer 2307: 2247: 2242: 2230: 2222: 2206: 2196: 2186: 2170: 2153: 2143: 2122: 2092: 2070: 2060: 2044: 2041:James Longstreet 2034: 2004: 1981: 1970: 1939: 1929: 1919: 1891: 1856: 1839: 1809: 1791: 1788:SS Dainichi Maru 1756: 1738: 1728: 1711: 1683: 1665: 1638: 1631: 1624: 1615: 1614: 1543: 1541: 1540: 1496: 1491: 1489: 1488: 1407: 1405: 1404: 1397: 1396: 1363: 1361: 1360: 1328: 1323: 1321: 1320: 1239: 1237: 1236: 1229: 1228: 1211: 1204: 1197: 1188: 1187: 1167: 1148: 1126: 1104: 1082: 1065:Friedman, Norman 1060: 1041: 1009: 1008: 1006: 1004: 989: 983: 980: 974: 971: 965: 964:Colledge, p. 110 962: 956: 953: 947: 944: 938: 935: 917: 916: 914: 913: 912: 907: 903: 900: 899: 898: 895: 769:on 20 November. 653:(Operation EF). 608:was refitted at 585:In autumn 1940, 566:Operation Menace 548:Abyssinia Crisis 433:shaft horsepower 124:29 November 1934 58: 55: 54: 53: 33: 26: 25: 2315: 2314: 2310: 2309: 2308: 2306: 2305: 2304: 2260: 2259: 2256: 2251: 2234: 2209: 2199: 2189: 2173: 2156: 2146: 2136: 2130:Other incidents 2125: 2095: 2073: 2063: 2047: 2037: 2007: 1984: 1973: 1942: 1932: 1922: 1894: 1859: 1842: 1812: 1794: 1759: 1741: 1731: 1714: 1686: 1668: 1662:Empire Commerce 1658: 1645: 1642: 1612: 1607: 1594: 1570: 1538: 1536: 1531: 1495: 1486: 1484: 1479: 1402: 1400: 1384: 1358: 1356: 1351: 1327: 1318: 1316: 1311: 1234: 1232: 1220: 1215: 1174: 1164: 1145: 1123: 1101: 1079: 1057: 1038: 1022:Colledge, J. 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Index

HMS Eclipse

Eclipse
William Denny and Brothers
Dumbarton
Pennant number
E-class destroyer
long tons
t
standard
o/a
Admiralty 3-drum boilers
shp
kW
steam turbines
knots
nmi
ASDIC
4.7 in (120 mm) guns
0.5 in (12.7 mm) machine guns
21 in (533 mm)
torpedo tubes
depth charge
E-class
destroyer
Royal Navy
World War II
mine
Aegean Sea
D class

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