HMS Tetcott was a Type II British Hunt-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy during World War II. She was the only Royal Navy ship to be named after the Tetcott fox hunt.
Tetcott on a convoy to Russia, March 1942
The Hunt class was a class of escort destroyers built for the Royal Navy during the early stages of the Second World War. The first vessels were ordered in early 1939 to meet the need for compact, wel
HMS Tetcott
…HMS Tetcott was a Type II British Hunt-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy during World War II. She was the only Royal Navy ship to be named after the Tetcott fox hunt. Following completion…
HMS Blean, a Type III Hunt-class destroyer
A Hunt-class destroyer in dry dock, painting from the Royal Museums Greenwich
Ibrahim al-Awal, formerly Mendip, captured by Israel from Egypt in 1956