HMS Grove (L77) was a Hunt-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She had been completed in early 1942 at the Swan Hunter yard at Wallsend-on-Tyne.
Service history
Initial success
Grove, along with other ships of the 2nd Escort Group, namely Aldenham, Volunteer and Leamington, had sunk the German submarine U-587. This followed a ‘Huff Duff‘ (High frequency Direction finding) interception.
Loss
While escorting Convoy MW 11, Grove was hit by two torpedoes fired by U-77 on 12 June 1942. The ship sank with the loss of 110 men.[1] The destroyer Tetcott rescued 79 survivors. She had been returning to Alexandria from Tobruk, having run aground at Tobruk, damaging the port propeller shaft and the screw itself; her speed had been reduced to 8.5 knots (15.7 km/h; 9.8 mph).[2]
References
- ^ Guðmundur Helgason. “HMS Grove (L 77)”. Uboat.net. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
- ^ Lt Cdr Geoffrey B Mason. “HMS GROVE – Type II, Hunt-class Escort Destroyer”. Service Histories of Royal Navy Warships in World War 2. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
32°5′N 25°30′E / 32.083°N 25.500°E
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