HMS Aldenham (L22)
HMS Aldenham (pennant number L22) was an escort destroyer of the Type III Hunt-class. The Royal Navy ordered its construction in July 1940. Upon completion in February 1942, she was deployed to convoy escort duty. Aldenham is one of the ships credited with the sinking of the U-587 on 27 March 1942. After circumnavigating Africa, she joined the Mediterranean Fleet, escorting convoys between Alexandria, Malta and Tobruk. She took part in the Allied invasion of Sicily, landings at Salerno and Anzio, the Dodecanese Campaign and Operation Dragoon before being assigned to the Adriatic Campaign.
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HMS Aldenham (L22)
HMS Aldenham (pennant number L22) was an escort destroyer of the Type III Hunt-class. The Royal Navy ordered its construction in July 1940. Upon completion in February 1942, she was deployed to convoy escort duty. Aldenham is one of the ships credited with the sinking of the U-587 on 27 March 1942. After circumnavigating Africa, she joined the Mediterranean Fleet, escorting convoys between Alexandria, Malta and Tobruk. She took part in the Allied invasion of Sicily, landings at Salerno and Anzio, the Dodecanese Campaign and Operation Dragoon before being assigned to the Adriatic Campaign.
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HMS Aldenham (pennant number L ...... estroyer lost in World War II.
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1942-02-05
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1940-08-22
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1940-07-04
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1941-08-27
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Sunk in theAdriatic Sea, 14 December 1944, at
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5.24116e+1
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United Kingdom
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*Full load 1,490 tons
*Standard 1,050 tons
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Pennant number: L22
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Boilers: 2 Admiralty 3 drum bo ...... Shafts: 2 , Power: 18,730 shp,
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HMS Aldenham (pennant number L ...... gned to the Adriatic Campaign.
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HMS Aldenham (L22)
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1.4833333333333334e+1
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HMS Aldenham
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