HMS Calpe L-71
HDMS Rolf Krake F-342

Type:
Destroyer
Class:
Hunt (Type II)
Builder:
Swan, Hunter &
Wigham Richardson Ltd.
Wallsend, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England
Pennant Number:
L-71 (RN)
F-342 (RDN)
Ordered:
December 20, 1939
Launched:
April 28, 1941
Keel Laid:
June 12, 1940
Completed:
December 11, 1941
Fate:
Sold Oct. 26, 1966 to Otto Danielsen, Denmark and scrapped in Ystad, Sweden.
   
Notes:
1952 sold to Denmark, renamed HDMS Rolf Krake F-342, reclassified as Frigate.

Combat Victories
Date
Name
Type
Tons
Nationality
Notes
Nov. 8, 1942
Tornade
Destroyer
1,320
France
A
Dec. 13, 1943
U-593
Submarine
769
Germany
B
Total:
2 warships
2,089 tons
Notes
 
A:
Assisted by HMS Aurora.
B:
Assisted by USS Wainwright DD-419.


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Page published Apr. 12, 2019