HMS Afridi
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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.
1938
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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,
Royal Navy, Vickers-Armstrongs,
- Dreadnought Project page@
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Location: 66.2333, 5.75, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
| 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 | ||
