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The Hunt class was a class of escort destroyer of the Royal Navy. The first vessels were ordered early in 1939, and the class saw extensive service in the Second World War , particularly on the British east coast and Mediterranean convoys .
HMS Middleton was a Type II Hunt class destroyer of the Royal Navy and served in the Second World War.Her role was providing support for minelaying operations in the Atlantic and anti-aircraft protection for the North Russian convoys.
HMS Quantock was a Type I Hunt-class destroyer of the Royal Navy which served in World War II. She was sold to Ecuador in 1954 where she served as Presidente Alfaro . History in the Royal Navy
HMS Avon Vale (pennant number L06) was an escort destroyer of the Hunt Type II class.The Royal Navy ordered Avon Vale ' s construction three days after the outbreak of the Second World War. [1]
HMS Derwent was a Hunt-class Type III escort destroyer of the Royal Navy.She was built by Vickers-Armstrongs, in Barrow-in-Furness, and served during the Second World War.In March 1943, she was badly damaged while anchored in Tripoli harbour by aircraft and beached to prevent her from sinking.
HMS Airedale was a Hunt-class destroyer built for use by the British Royal Navy during the Second World War. She entered service in early 1942 as a convoy escort, being assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet in May. Airedale was sunk while escorting a convoy from Alexandria to Malta on 15 June 1942 by Sturzkampfgeschwader 3.
HMS Ledbury was an escort destroyer of the Hunt class Type II.The Royal Navy ordered Ledbury ' s construction two days after the outbreak of the Second World War and J. I. Thornycroft Ltd laid down her keel at their Southampton yard on 24 January 1940. [1]
ORP Kujawiak was a British Type II Hunt-class destroyer escort, originally ordered as HMS Oakley. Kujawiak was built by Vickers-Armstrongs at the company's High Walker yard on the River Tyne . Her keel was laid down on 22 November 1939 and she was launched on 30 October 1940 as HMS Oakley but on completion in June 1941 she was renamed and ...