HMS Esk
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Q495401
HMS Esk was an E-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy in the early 1930s. She was designed to be easily converted into a fast minelayer by removing some guns and her torpedo tubes. Although assigned to the Home Fleet upon completion, the ship was attached to the Mediterranean Fleet in 1935–36, during the Abyssinia Crisis. During the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939, she spent considerable time in Spanish waters, enforcing the arms blockade imposed by Britain and France on both sides of the conflict. Esk was converted to a minelayer when World War II began in September 1939, and spent most of her time laying mines. During the Norwegian Campaign of April–June 1940, the ship laid mines in Norwegian territorial waters before the Germans invaded, but was recalled to home waters to resume her minelaying duties in early May. During one such sortie, Esk was sunk during the Texel Disaster on the night of 31 August 1940, when she ran into a newly laid German minefield.
1934
Wikidata
H15
speed 36 knot, length 100.28 metre, beam 10.13 metre, draft 3.81 metre,
Swan Hunter, Royal Navy, United Kingdom, 
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Location: 53.4433, 3.8, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1914 | Battle off Texel | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, German Empire, naval battle | Wikidata |
| link | page | Dreadnought Project page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | naval-history.net page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | uboat.net page@ | Wikidata | ||
| site | shipwreck | HMS Ivanhoe | I-class destroyer, shipwreck, destroyer | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | 1934 | HMS Esk | E-class destroyer, shipwreck, destroyer | Wikidata |