HMS Mashona (F59)

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HMS Mashona (pennant number L59, later F59) was a Tribal-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service in World War II.

She was built by Vickers Armstrong and her machinery was supplied by Parsons. She was authorised in the Program year 1936; laid down 5 August 1936, launched on 3 September 1937 and completed 30 March 1939.

In September 1939 she was serving with the sixth Destroyer Flotilla at Scapa. She took part in operations resulting in the sinking of the Bismark on 27 May 1941 but on the following day during heavy Luftwaffe air attacks Mashona was hit and sunk off the coast of Galway. The Tartar took survivors to Greenock.

She was awarded the following battle honours:

• Norway 1940
• "Bismarck" 1941

[edit] References

• Colledge, J. J. and Warlow, Ben (2006). Ships of the Royal Navy: the complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy, Rev. ed., London: Chatham. ISBN 9781861762818. OCLC 67375475. 

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