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    The HMS Eclipse British E-class destroyer
    off Kalymnos Isl 1943

 

The HMS Eclipse was an E-class British destroyer, built in Dumbarton by Vickers Armstrong during 1933, and launched during 1934.

L' HMS Eclipse era un cacciatorpediniere Britannico della Classe E, costruito a Dumbarton dai cantieri Vickers Armstrong nel corso del 1933, e varato nel 1934.

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On October 24, 1943, when she was patrolling the Southern Aegean Sea, the HMS Eclipse collided with a floating mine.

Il 24 Ottobre 1943, mentre stava pattugliando le acque dell'Egeo meridionale, l' HMS Eclipse entrò in collisione con una mina galleggiante.

The British destroyer was severely damaged and sank off Kalimnos Island (Dodecanese).

Il cacciatorpediniere Britannico fu gravemente danneggiato, e affondò al largo dell'Isola di Kalimnos (Dodecanneso).
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