Grimsby class sloop

Grimsby class sloop

With the realisation that war was approaching, 13 "Grimsby" class sloops were laid down in the mid to late 1930s. Of these eight were built in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy, four in Australia for the Royal Australian Navy and one for India. Armament varied considerably between ships with the four Australian ships being similar to — built by Cockatoo, laid down 1 May 1935, launched 28 March 1936, completed 10 December 1936, sold for scrapping 1965
*HMAS|Parramatta|U44|2 — built by Cockatoo, laid down 9 November 1938, launched 18 June 1939, completed 8 April 1940, torpedoed by German U-boat "U559" off Tobruk 27 November 1941
*HMAS|Warrego|U73|2 — built by Cockatoo, laid down 10 May 1939, launched 10 February 1940, completed 21 August 1940, sold for scrapping 1966

Royal Indian Navy

* "Indus" — built by R. & W. Hawthorn Leslie & Company, Hebburn, laid down 8 December 1933, launched 24 August 1934, completed 15 March 1935, bombed by Japanese aircraft off Akyab 6 April 1942

See also

*List of corvette and sloop classes of the Royal Navy
*List of Royal Australian Navy ships

Bibliography

* "Warships of Australia", Ross Gillett (illustrated by Colin Graham), Rigby Limited, 1977, ISBN 0-7270-0472-7
* "British and Empire Warships of the Second World War", H T Lenton, Greenhill Books, ISBN 1-85367-277-7
* "Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1922-1946", Ed. Robert Gardiner, Naval Institute Press, ISBN 0-87021-913-8


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