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HMS Eskimo L-75 |
Type: |
Destroyer |
Class: |
Tribal |
Builder: |
Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd. Newcastle-on-Tyne, England |
Pennant Number: |
L-75 F-75 G-75 |
Ordered: |
June 19, 1936 |
Launched: |
September 3, 1937 |
Keel Laid: |
August 5, 1936 |
Completed: |
December 30, 1938 |
Fate: |
Sold in 1949 to West of Scotland Shipbreaking and scrapped at Troon, Scotland. |
Combat Victories |
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Date |
Name |
Type |
Tons |
Nationality |
Notes |
June 24, 1944 |
U-971 |
Submarine |
769 |
Germany |
a |
June 12, 1945 |
CH-57 |
Sub-Chaser |
420 |
Japan |
a |
June 12, 1945 |
Kuroshio Maru #2 |
Communication Vessel |
950 |
Japan |
b |
Notes |
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(a): |
Assisted. |
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(b): |
Sunk by torpedos (ex landing ship T-149). |
Class Overview |
Builder's Data |
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Page published July 17, 2013 |