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The HMS Defender British
D-class destroyer
. The HMS Defender was a D-class British destroyer, built in Barrow-in-Furness by Vickers Armstrong during 1931, and launched during 1932. . L' HMS Defender era un cacciatorpediniere Britannico della Classe D, costruito a Barrow-in-Furness nei cantieri Vickers Armstrong nel corso del 1931, e varato nel 1932. During June 1940, the British destroyers HMS Dainty, HMS Defender and HMS Ilex were escorting a huge squadron of British warships, including two battleships and an aircraft carrier, in Central Mediterranean. Il 27 Giugno 1940, i cacciatorpediniere Britannici HMS Dainty, HMS Defender and HMS Ilex stavano scortando una grande squadra di navi da guerra Britanniche, tra cui due corazzate ed una portaerei, nel Mediterraneo centrale. Between June
27 and June 29, they spotted and attacked four Italian submarines
patrolling the coasts of Libya: the Liuzzi and the Uebi Scebeli
were sank by depth charges off Derna (Eastern Libya). Tra il 27 ed
il 29 Giugno, i cacciatorpediniere localizzarono ed attaccarono almeno
quattro sommergibili Italiani che pattugliavano le acque della Libia: il Liuzzi
e lo Uebi Scebeli furono affondati con bombe di profondità al
largo di Derna (Libia orientale). On July 11, 1941, the HMS
Defender was spotted and attacked off the coasts of Egypt by a German
Junkers Ju 88 bomber. L' 11 Luglio 1941, l' HMS
Defender fu avvistato ed attaccato al largo delle coste Egiziane da un
bombardiere Tedesco Junkers Ju 88. |
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