HMS Abingdon

HMS Abingdon

HMS "Abingdon" was a Hunt class minesweeper of the Royal Navy from World War I.

Initially she served with the Aegean Squadron. From 1919-1935 she was held in reserve at Malta, then joined the 2nd Minesweeping Flotilla in Malta and Hong Kong.

Returning to Malta at the start of World War II, "Abingdon" was damaged by a mine in 1941. She was bombed and severely damaged by Italian aircraft 5 April 1942 at Kalkara Creek, Malta and was beached with a broken back at Bighi. She was broken up there in 1950.

ee also

*Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England
*RAF Abingdon
*USS Abingdon (PC-1237)

References

*
* [http://www.cronab.demon.co.uk/malta.htm Minesweeping at Malta]


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