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Wednesday, 26 August 2026

British destroyer HMS Fame damaged in air attack according to the War Cabinet Weekly Résumé No. 45of the Naval, Military and Air Situation 4-12 July 1940

An item reported that the British destroyer HMS Fame was hit by a bomb reducing her speed to just 20 knots.(1)

Note

1. Part of F-clas preceded by C- and D-classes succeeded by G- and H-classes, laid down by Parsons Maritime Steam Turbine Company, Wallsend oon 5 July 1933, launched on 28 June 1934, completed on 26 April 1935, converted into an escort destroyer between 1941-1942sold to the Dominican Republic on 4 February 1949, commissioned as Generalisimo, renamed Sanchez in 1962 and broken up in 1968.

Source

National Archive UK. CAB-66-9-42. 

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