USS Branch DD-197 |
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HMS Beverley H-64 |
Type: |
Destroyer |
Class: |
Clemson (U.S.N.) Town (R.N.) |
Builder: |
Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Newport News, Virginia, U.S.A. |
Hull Number: |
DD-197 (U.S.N.) H-64 (R.N.) |
Ordered: |
February 14, 1918 |
Commissioned: |
July 26, 1920 (U.S.N.) October 9, 1940 (R.N.) |
Keel Laid: |
October 25, 1918 |
Decommissioned: |
October 8, 1940 (U.S.N.) |
Launched: |
April 19, 1919 |
Stricken: |
January 8, 1941 (U.S.N.) |
Fate: |
Sunk April 11, 1943 by U-188 (Kapitänleutnant Siegfried Lüdden) Location: North Atlantic, 630 miles northeast of St. John's, Newfoundland. 52.19N - 40.28W 148 crewmen killed, 4 survivors. (Roll of Honour) |
Combat Victories |
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Date
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Name
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Type
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Tons
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Nationality
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Notes |
Feb. 4, 1943
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U-187 |
Submarine |
1,120 |
Germany |
Assisted |
Notes |
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Oct. 9, 1940: |
Lend-lease to United Kingdom, renamed HMS Beverley H-64. |
Class Overview |
Builder's Data |
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Page published Mar 22, 2007 |