HMS Mendip

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HMS Mendip (L60) was a Hunt-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was a member of the first subgroup of the class. The ship is notable for seeing service in the navies of three other nations after her use by the Royal Navy. She saw service in the Second World War and later as an Egyptian Navy ship in the Suez Crisis. She was captured in battle on 31 October 1956 by the Israeli Navy and re-commissioned as INS Haifa (K-38).

1940  WikimediaWikidata
INS Haifa; Ibrahim el-Awal; L60; Lin Fu; Mohammed Ali el-Kebir
speed 28 knot, draft 3.81 metre, beam 8.84 metre, length 85.3 metre, speed 29 knot, 
Hunt-class destroyerdestroyerSwan HunterRepublic of China NavyIsraeli NavyEgyptian NavyRoyal NavyUnited Kingdom


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