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HMS ''Maori'' was a destroyer named after the indignous Māori people of New Zealand. She served with the Mediterranean Fleet until she was bombarded by German aircraft while at Malta in 1942 causing her to sink. Her wreck was later raised and scuttled outside the Grand Harbour, and it is now a dive site. ==Service history== ''Maori'' was laid down by the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Limited, at Govan in Scotland on 6 June 1936, launched on 2 September 1937〔''The Times (London)'', Friday, 3 September 1937, p.6〕 by Mrs. W. J. Jordan, the wife of the New Zealand High Commissioner William Jordan, and commissioned on 2 January 1939. ''Maori'' joined 's division in January 1939 and joined the Mediterranean Fleet. She and the other Tribal-class destroyers did convoy escort duties, and ''Maori'' then returned to Britain in October. Until April 1940 she patrolled the North Sea and also took part in the Norwegian Campaign. In June she sailed to Iceland looking for German warships and also served briefly in the Faroe Islands.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.divesubway.com/maori.html )〕 In May 1941, she participated in the pursuit and destruction of the enemy . While escorting Convoy WS-8B to the Middle East, ''Maori'', along with the other destroyers ''Cossack'', and broke off on 26 May, and headed towards the area where ''Bismarck'' had been reported. They found her that evening and made several torpedo attacks in the evening and into the next morning. No hits were scored, but they kept her gunners from getting any sleep, making it easier for the battleships to attack her the next morning. ''Maori'' then rescued some of the survivors from ''Bismarck'' after the battleship sunk.〔''The Times (London)'', Wednesday, 28 May 1941, p.4〕 She served with the 14th Destroyer Flotilla during the Battle of Cape Bon in December 1941.〔''The Times (London)'', Monday, 15 December 1941, p.3〕 ''Maori'', commanded by Commander R. E. Courage, RN, was attacked by enemy German aircraft and sank at her moorings in the Malta Grand Harbour on 12 February 1942 with the loss of one of her crew. She was raised and scuttled off Fort Saint Elmo on 15 July 1945. 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 Maori (F24)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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