The Australian destroyer Nestor (HMAS Nestor), damaged by the bombs of an Italian bomber in the vicinity of Crete in the Mediterranean Sea, accompanied by the sea convoy MW-11. Photo taken from the British destroyer HMS Javelin.
The destroyer Nestor had a tail number G02 and belonged to class N destroyers.
The destroyer Nestor was built at the Glasgow shipyards in Scotland.
Nestor destroyer, construction began on July 26, 1939, launched on July 09, 1940, commissioned on February 03, 1941.
The destroyer Nestor was subordinate to the command of the Royal Navy of Great Britain.
The destroyer Nestor was the only ship of the Australian Navy in World War II that never visited Australian territorial waters.
The destroyer Nestor was used to escort Allied sea convoys in the Atlantic, Mediterranean and the Middle East.
In May 1941, the destroyer Nestor was part of the forces participating in the sinking of the German battleship Bismarck (in fact, it did not take part in the pursuit of the Bismarck, as it was refueling in Iceland).
On December 15, 1941, west of Gibraltar, the destroyer Nestor sank the German submarine U-127 with the entire crew.
On June 12, 1942, at about 18:00 in the Mediterranean Sea near the island of Crete, accompanied by the convoy MW-11 (Haifa-Malta), the destroyer Nestor received heavy damage from the bombs of an Italian bomber. The ship lost its speed, 4 people were killed. The nearby British destroyer “Javelin” (HMS Javelin) towed the destroyer Nestor until 5:30 on June 16, 1942, however, due to the large amount of water received, the destroyer Nestor began to go under water and it was decided to sink it. At 7:00 Nestor destroyer was sunk; his entire team moved to the Javelin.
Source: Australian Department of Defense.
Photo source: en.wikipedia.org
Location: Mediterranean
Photo time: June 16, 1942