HMS Winchelsea (D46)

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For other ships of the same name, see HMS Winchelsea.

HMS Winchelsea (D46) was a W Class destroyer of the Royal Navy, commissioned December 9, 1916 from J. Samuel White at Cowes during the 1916-17 Build Programme.

Winchelsea was then launched December 15, 1917 and was the 7th Royal Navy ship to carry this name, which was introduced in 1694 and named after the 6th Earl of Winchelsea (1647-1730)[1]

In March 1945 she was de-commissioned and sold for scrap.[2]

[edit] Events in history

July 27, 1940 - 84 survivors were picked up from the British merchant ships Sambre and Thiara. The boats had been torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-34, south-south-west of Rockall.

September 17, 1940 - 25 survivors were picked up from the British merchant Crown Arun. The boat had been torpedoed and was then sunk with gunfire by the German submarine U-99, north of Rockall.

November 2, 1942 - 24 survivors were picked up from the British merchant Hartington. The boat had been torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-521, approximately 450 nautical miles (830 km) east of Belle Isle.[3]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ H . M . S . W I N C H E L S E A ( D 4 6 ). Retrieved on 2007-12-13.
  2. ^ Wakeful Class. Retrieved on 2007-12-13.
  3. ^ HMS Winchelsea (D 46). Retrieved on 2007-12-13.