HMS Afridi

HMS Afridi was one of 16 Tribal-class destroyers built for the Royal Navy shortly before the beginning of Second World War in 1939. Completed in 1938 the ship was initially assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet where she served as a flotilla leader. Afridi was briefly involved enforcing the arms blockade on the combatants in the Spanish Civil War. The ship returned home shortly after the start of the Second World War and was assigned convoy escort duties. She played an active role in the Norwegian Campaign of April–May 1940, escorting convoys to and from Norway. Afridi was sunk by German dive bombers on 3 May as she was escorting the evacuation convoy after the failure of the Namsos Campaign.

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1938 Wikimedia, Wikidata
F07
mass 1870 tonne, speed 36 knot, length 114.9 metre, draft 4.23 metre, length 115 metre, beam 11.12 metre, beam 11.1 metre, draft 2.75 metre, 8 cannon,
shipwreck, destroyer, Tribal-class destroyer, Royal Navy, Vickers-Armstrongs,

Location: 66.2333, 5.75, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,

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1938-05-03T00:00:00Z

1938 HMS Afridi

1940-04-09T00:00:00Z

Norwegian Campaign

1938-04-29T00:00:00Z

ship completed

1937-06-08T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1938-05-03T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1936-06-09T00:00:00Z

keel laying

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Royal Navy Tribal-class destroyer HMS Afridi

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source

link	page		Dreadnought Project page^@		Wikidata
link	page		naval-history.net page^@		Wikidata
link	page		uboat.net page^@		Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1938	HMS Afridi	Tribal-class destroyer, shipwreck, destroyer	Wikidata
commons	image		Royal Navy Tribal-class destroyer HMS Afridi		Commons
commons	image		Royal Navy Tribal-class destroyer HMS Afridi		Commons

HMS Afridi

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