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HMS ''Winchelsea'' (D46) was an Admiralty W class destroyer of the Royal Navy, ordered 9 December 1916 from J. Samuel White at Cowes during the 1916-17 Build Programme. ''Winchelsea'' was then launched 15 December 1917 and was the 7th Royal Navy ship to carry this name, which was introduced in 1694 and named after the 6th Earl of Winchelsea (1647–1730)〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=H . M . S . W I N C H E L S E A ( D 4 6 ) )〕 In March 1945 she was de-commissioned and sold for scrap.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Wakeful Class )〕 ==Events in history== 27 July 1940 - 84 survivors were picked up from the British merchant ships ''Sambre'' and ''Thiara''. The freighters had been torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine , south-south-west of Rockall. 17 September 1940 - 25 survivors were picked up from the British merchant ''Crown Arun''. The boat had been torpedoed and was then sunk with gunfire by the German submarine , north of Rockall. 2 November 1942 - 24 survivors were picked up from the British merchant ''Hartington''. The boat had been torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-521, approximately east of Belle Isle.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=HMS Winchelsea (D 46) )〕 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 Winchelsea (D46)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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