HMS Fortune (H70)
(For other ships with the same name, see HMS Fortune.)("HMCS Saskatchewan (H70)" redirects here. For other ships of the same name, see HMCS Saskatchewan.)
HMS Fortune was one of nine F-class destroyers built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1930s. Although she was assigned to the Home Fleet upon completion, the ship was detached to the Mediterranean Fleet to enforce the arms blockade imposed by Britain and France on both sides during the Spanish Civil War of 1936–39. Several weeks after the start of the Second World War in September 1939, Fortune helped to sink a German submarine. The ship escorted the larger ships of the fleet during the early stages of World War II and played a minor role in the Norwegian Campaign of 1940. Fortune was sent to Gibraltar in mid-1940 and formed part of Force H
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HMS Fortune (H70)
(For other ships with the same name, see HMS Fortune.)("HMCS Saskatchewan (H70)" redirects here. For other ships of the same name, see HMCS Saskatchewan.)
HMS Fortune was one of nine F-class destroyers built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1930s. Although she was assigned to the Home Fleet upon completion, the ship was detached to the Mediterranean Fleet to enforce the arms blockade imposed by Britain and France on both sides during the Spanish Civil War of 1936–39. Several weeks after the start of the Second World War in September 1939, Fortune helped to sink a German submarine. The ship escorted the larger ships of the fleet during the early stages of World War II and played a minor role in the Norwegian Campaign of 1940. Fortune was sent to Gibraltar in mid-1940 and formed part of Force H
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(For other ships with the same ...... sold for scrap, in early 1946.
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HMS Fortune (H70) war ein Zers ...... estellt und später abgewrackt.
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Lo HMS Fortune è stato uno dei ...... del 1946 per essere demolito.
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1943-05-31
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1946-01-28
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1935-04-27
1943-05-31
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1933-07-25
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1.00584e+1
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1934-08-29
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Sold forscrap, 1946
Transferred to theRoyal Canadian Navy, 31 May 1943
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*4 × single QF 4.7-inch (120 m ...... charges, 1 rack and 2 throwers
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Pennant number: H70
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(For other ships with the same ...... 940 and formed part of Force H
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HMS Fortune (H70) war ein Zers ...... fen der Home Fleet eingesetzt.
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Lo HMS Fortune è stato uno dei ...... 1941 da bombardieri italiani.
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