HMS Grimsby (U16)
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Grimsby in 1934
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 United Kingdom
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| Name: | HMS Grimsby |
| Ordered: | 1 November 1932 |
| Builder: | Devonport Dockyard |
| Laid down: | 23 January 1933 |
| Launched: | 19 July 1933 |
| Completed: | 17 May 1934 |
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| Honours and awards: |
Greece 1941, Crete 1941, Libya 1941 |
| Fate: | Sunk 25 May 1941 |
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| Class and type: | Grimsby-class sloop |
| Displacement: | 990 long tons (1,010 t) standard |
| Length: | 266 ft 3 in (81.15 m) o/a |
| Beam: | 36 ft (11.0 m) |
| Draught: | 9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) (full load) |
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| Speed: | 16.5 kn (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) |
| Range: | 6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement: | 100 |
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HMS Grimsby was a sloop of the British Royal Navy, the lead ship of her class. Grimsby was built in the 1930s, entering service in 1934. Serving most of her pre-war service at Hong Kong, Grimsby was deployed on convoy escort duties along the East coast of the Britain and in the Mediterranean Sea during the Second World War, and was sunk by dive bombers off Tobruk on 25 May 1941.
On 1 November 1933, the British Admiralty placed orders with Devonport Dockyard for two sloops, Grimsby and Leith, the first of a new class named after Grimsby that was eventually to number eight ships built for the Royal Navy, four for the Royal Australian Navy and one for the Royal Indian Marine. The Grimsby class, while based on the previous Shoreham class, was intended to be a more capable escort vessel than previous sloops, and carried a more powerful armament.
Grimsby was 266 feet 3 inches (81.15 m) long overall, with a beam of 36 feet (10.97 m) and a draught of 9 feet 6 inches (2.90 m) at deep load. Displacement was 990 long tons (1,010 t) standard, and 1,355 long tons (1,377 t) full load. The ship was powered by two geared steam turbines driving two shafts, fed by two Admiralty 3-drum boilers. This machinery produced 2,000 shaft horsepower (1,500 kW) and could propel the ship to a speed of 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph). The ship had a range of 6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph).
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