HMS Gurkha

HMS Gurkha was a Tribal-class destroyer built for the British Royal Navy during the 1930s. Completed in 1938, she was initially assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet. After the beginning of World War II in September 1939, the ship was briefly deployed to the Red Sea until she was recalled to British waters to serve with the Home Fleet the following month. Mechanical issues caused her to be docked for repairs from December to February 1940. Later that month, Gurkha sank a German U-boat. The ship was on escort duties at the beginning of the Norway campaign in April. Gurkha was sunk by German bombers during one such mission; only 16 crewmen were killed during the attack.

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F20
length 114.9 metre, speed 36 knot, length 115 metre, beam 11.1 metre, draft 2.75 metre, draft 4.23 metre, beam 11.12 metre,
Tribal-class destroyer, destroyer, shipwreck, Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Royal Navy, United Kingdom,

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1936-07-06T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1938-10-21T00:00:00Z

ship completed

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1937-07-07T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1940-04-09T00:00:00Z

shipwrecking

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Type	Subtype	Description	Notes	Source

link	page	Dreadnought Project page^@		Wikidata
link	page	naval-history.net page^@		Wikidata
link	page	uboat.net page^@		Wikidata
site	shipwreck	HMS Gurkha	Tribal-class destroyer, shipwreck, destroyer	Wikidata

HMS Gurkha

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