HMS Panther

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HMS Panther was a P-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy during the Second World War. After commissioning on 12 December 1941, she made a short trip to Iceland with the battleship King George V, then escorted a British convoy to India. In early April 1942, Panther rescued survivors from two cruisers sunk in the Indian Ocean, after which she took part in Operation Ironclad, the Allied invasion of Vichy French-held Madagascar, and sank a French submarine with another destroyer. Panther then returned to the Mediterranean, and participated in the Allied landings in North Africa, but was severely damaged in an air attack and had to undergo repairs in Gibraltar. After taking on survivors from the torpedoed SS Strathallan, Panther escorted two Allied convoys in the Atlantic. She next supported the Allied attack on Sicily, then sailed to the Aegean Sea in the Dodecanese Campaign. On 9 October 1943, Panther was sunk by German Stuka dive-bombers with 33 dead.

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length 105.2 metre, draft 4.11 metre, beam 10.7 metre, speed 37 knot, 
shipwreckdestroyerO and P-class destroyerRoyal NavyFairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company


Location: 35.48, 27.3, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • RN Gemma
    1936 Perla-class submarine
1939-09-01T00:00:00Z
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1941-12-12T00:00:00Z
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ship commissioning
1940-07-15T00:00:00Z
1940-07-15T00:00:00Z
keel laying
1941-01-01T00:00:00Z
1941-01-01T00:00:00Z
ship launching
1498-07-01T00:00:00Z
1498-07-01T00:00:00Z
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    eventarmed conflict1498Battle of KarpathosOttoman Empire, Knights Hospitaller, naval battleWikidata
    linkpagenaval-history.net page@Wikidata
    linkpageuboat.net page@Wikidata
    objectwatercraftRN GemmaPerla-class submarine, attack submarineWikidata
    siteshipwreckHMS Panthershipwreck, destroyer, O and P-class destroyerWikidata