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HMS ''Garth'' was a Type I Hunt-class destroyer of the Royal Navy built by John Brown & Company on the River Clyde, and launched on 28 December 1939. She was adopted by the Civil Community of Wokingham, Berkshire, as part of the Warship Week campaign in 1942. ==Service history== On commissioning in 1940 ''Garth'' completed work ups for service in Home waters, including the Northwestern approaches and the English Channel. She provided escort cover for the monitor during the evacuation of Dunkirk. In November 1940 along with she sunk the E-Boat ''S38'' off Southwold - the first E-Boat sunk during an attack on a coastal convoy. During 1941 and 1942 she continued escort duties for convoy defence off the East coast. In 1942 she was nominated to provide cover for the Dieppe Raid (Operation Jubilee) in August 1942. Following this the destroyer continued duties in the English Channel and North sea. In February 1943 ''Garth'' rammed and sank the E-Boat ''S73'' off Yarmouth. In April 1944 ''Garth'' was nominated to provide support for the Allied landings in Normandy. In October 1944 she provided naval gunfire support ahead of the Allied assault on Walcheren, which defended the Scheldt estuary and port of Antwerp. She then returned to convoy escort and patrol duties in the North Sea. After August 1945 she was used as an accommodation ship at Chatham. She was subsequently placed in reserve. She was then sold to Thomas W. Ward Ltd for scrap. She arrived for scrapping at Barrow on 25 August 1958. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「HMS Garth (L20)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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