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HMS ''Grimsby'' was a sloop of the British Royal Navy, the lead ship of her class. ''Grimsby'' was built in the 1930s, entering service in 1934. Serving most of her pre-war service at Hong Kong, ''Grimsby'' was deployed on convoy escort duties along the East coast of the Britain and in the Mediterranean Sea during the Second World War, and was sunk by dive bombers off Tobruk on 25 May 1941. ==Construction and design== On 1 November 1933, the British Admiralty placed orders with Devonport Dockyard for two sloops, ''Grimsby'' and , the first of a new class named after ''Grimsby'' that was eventually to number eight ships built for the Royal Navy, four for the Royal Australian Navy and one for the Royal Indian Marine. The , while based on the previous , was intended to be a more capable escort vessel than previous sloops, and carried a more powerful armament.〔 ''Grimsby'' was long overall, with a beam of and a draught of at deep load. Displacement was standard, and full load.〔 The ship was powered by two geared steam turbines driving two shafts, fed by two Admiralty 3-drum boilers. This machinery produced and could propel the ship to a speed of .〔 The ship had a range of at .〔 Two 4.7 in (120 mm) Mark IX guns were mounted fore and aft on the ship's centreline. As the 4.7 inch guns were low-angle guns, not suited to anti-aircraft use, a single QF 3 inch 20 cwt anti-aircraft gun was mounted in "B" position. Four 3-pounder saluting guns and eight machine guns completed the ship's gun armament.〔 The ship could be fitted for minesweeping or minelaying (for which the aft 4.7 inch gun was removed) as well as escort duties.〔 The ship had a crew of 103 officers and men.〔 ''Grimsby'' was laid down on 23 January 1933, launched on 19 July that year and completed on 17 May 1934.〔 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 Grimsby (U16)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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