Hunt-class destroyer
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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 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
ORP Krakowiak (L115)
La Combattante was a destroyer of the Free French Naval Forces. Originally launched as HMS Haldon, a Type III Hunt-class escort destroyer of the Royal Navy, she was transferred to the Free French in D
Hunt-class destroyer
…Goathland Builder: Fairfield, Govan Laid down: 12 June 1940 Launched: 9 May 1941 Completed: 12 September 1941 Fate: Lost after mine damage in July 1944 Haldon Builder: Fairfield, Govan Laid down: 25 May 1940 Launched: 13 March 1941 Completed: 3 June 1941 Fate: Transferred to Free French Navy as La Combattante…
La Combattante in January 1943