British Stanley destroyer in the harbor

British Stanley destroyer in the harbor

May 19, 2019 #english
Stanley destroyer

 

British Stanley destroyer (HMS Stanley) of the Royal Navy in the harbor.

Stanley destroyer, the Board number is I73, Type Clemson.
The Stanley destroyer previously belonged to the United States and was called McCalla (USS McCalla, DD-253).
Stanley destroyer, the construction began on September 25, 1918, launched on February 18, 1919, accepted into the Royal Navy of Great Britain on October 23, 1940 under the treaty of Great Britain and USA “Destroyers in exchange for bases”.

The Stanley destroyer served in the Central and South Atlantic, Middle East and Mediterranean.

Stanley destroyer in the groups of ships participated in the sinking of German submarines U-131 (December 17, 1941) and U-434 (December 18, 1941).

The Stanley destroyer was sunk by a torpedo from a U-574 submarine on December 19, 1941.



Location: Mediterranean Sea
Photo date: 1941

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