HNoMS Eskdale L-36

Type:
Destroyer
Class:
Hunt (Type III)
Builder:
Cammell, Laird & Company Ltd.
Birkenhead, England
Pennant Number:
L-36
Ordered:
July 28, 1940
Launched:
March 16, 1942
Keel Laid:
January 18, 1941
Completed:
July 31, 1943
Fate:
Sunk Apr. 14, 1943 (torpedo) by German S-boats S-90 (LtzS. Stohwasser),
S-112 (KpLt. Karl Müller) and S-65 (LtzS. Sobottka).

Location: English Channel, 9 miles SE of Saint Anthony, England.
(50.03N-04.54W)

24 crewmen lost, 155 survivors.
(Roll of Honour)

Combat Victories
Date
Name
Type
Tons
Nationality
Notes
Dec. 12, 1943
Sperrbrecher 144
Minesweeper
387
Germany
ex- Beijerland


Class Overview
Builder's Data
Page published Apr. 12, 2019