HMS Kashmir (F12)

HMS Kashmir (F12)

HMS "Kashmir" (F12) was a K-class destroyer of the Royal Navy laid down by Thornycroft in Southampton in October 1937, launched on April 4 1939 and commissioned on October 26 1939.

In company with the destroyers "Kingston " and "Icarus", Kashmir attacked the enemy German U-boat "U-35" in the North Sea on November 29 1939, forcing the U-boat to scuttle.

Kashmir was bombed and sunk on May 23, 1941 by German Stuka dive bombers south of Crete in position coord|34|40|N|24|10|E|scale:10000000.

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