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Destroyer of the Royal Navy

HMS Heythrop (L85) History United Kingdom Name Heythrop Namesake Heythrop Hunt Ordered 4 September 1939 Builder Swan Hunter, Tyne and Wear Yard number J4139 Laid down 18 December 1939 Launched 20 October 1940 Commissioned 21 June 1941 Identification Pennant number: L85 Honours &
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Battle Honours
Atlantic 1941
Libya 1941/42
Malta Convoys 1941/42

Fate Sunk by torpedo from U-652 20 March 1942 General characteristics Type II Class & type Hunt-class destroyer Displacement

1,050 long tons (1,070 t) standard
1,430 long tons (1,450 t) full load

Length 85.3 m (279 ft 10 in) o/a Beam 9.6 m (31 ft 6 in) Draught 2.51 m (8 ft 3 in) Propulsion

2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers
2 shaft Parsons geared turbines, 19,000 shp (14,000 kW)

Speed

27 knots (31 mph; 50 km/h)
25.5 kn (29.3 mph; 47.2 km/h) full

Range 3,600 nmi (6,700 km) at 14 kn (26 km/h) Complement 164 Armament

6 × QF 4 in Mark XVI on twin mounts Mk. XIX
4 × QF 2 pdr Mk. VIII on quad mount MK.VII
2 × 20 mm Oerlikons on single mounts P Mk. III
110 depth charges, 2 throwers, 3 racks

Service record

HMS Heythrop (L85) was a Hunt-class destroyer of the Royal Navy She was ordered as part of the 1939 War Emergency programme. She was launched in 1940 and served during the Second World War. She was named after the Heythrop Hunt.

On completion Heythorp proceeded to the Mediterranean where she was employed on escort tasks until her loss. On 20 March 1942 she was 40 miles (64 km) northeast of Bardia when she was hit by a torpedo fired by U-652. She was severely damaged and was taken under tow however when her pumps could not cope she was abandoned and the crew transferred by boat to HMS Eridge. She sank later that day.

Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
English, John (1987). The Hunts: a history of the design, development and careers of the 86 destroyers of this class built for the Royal and Allied Navies during World War II. England: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-44-4.

Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in August 1942

Shipwrecks

1 Aug: Empire Imp
3 Aug: Dureenbee, U-335
4 Aug: Empire Arnold, USS Tucker, U-372
6 Aug: Mamutu, HMS Thorn, U-210, U-612
8 Aug: USS George F. Elliott, Strale, U-379
9 Aug: USS Astoria, HMAS Canberra, USS Jarvis, USS Quincy, USS Vincennes
10 Aug: Empire Birch, Fukuei Maru No. 15, Kako, Scirè
11 Aug: Dagabur, HMS Eagle
12 Aug: Cairo, Deucalion
13 Aug: Almeria Lykes, HMS Foresight, HMS Manchester, Santa Elisa, Waimarama
14 Aug: Empire Corporal, USS S-39
15 Aug: Araraquara, Baependy
16 Aug: Annibal Benévolo
18 Aug: Empire Bede, Hatarana, V 406 Hans Loh
19 Aug: HMS Berkeley, British Consul, Empire Cloud
20 Aug: U-464, V 312 Hanseat
22 Aug: USS Ingraham, U-458, U-654
23 Aug: USS Blue
24 Aug: Ryūjō
25 Aug: A. Sibiryakov, Mutsuki
27 Aug: Clan Macwhirter, V 208 R. Walther Darré
28 Aug: Asagiri, U-94
29 Aug: I-123, 'Ro-33
30 Aug: USS Colhoun, Star of Oregon, RFA Vardaas, West Lashaway
31 Aug: Ro-61
Unknown date: Empire Breeze, U-578

Other incidents

2 Aug: Molotov
3 Aug: USS S-13
4 Aug: USS S-17
6 Aug: U-444
12 Aug: Ohio
13 Aug: Bolzano
17 Aug: Nino Bixio
18 Aug: HMS Cheshire
22 Aug: USS Chemung
25 Aug: USS R-2
27 Aug: I-8
28 Aug: USS S-31
29 Aug: HMS Eridge
30 Aug: USS Casco
31 Aug: HMS Vesper, HMS Vivacious

1941 1942 1943
July 1942 September 1942

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