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    The HMS Hurworth Hunt-class British destroyer
    off Kalimnos Isl 1943

 

The HMS Hurworth was a Hunt-class British destroyer, built in Newcastle by Vickers Armstrong during 1940, and launched during 1941.

L' HMS Hurworth era un cacciatorpediniere Britannico della Classe Hunt, costruito a Newcastle nei cantieri Vickers Armstrong nel corso del 1940, e varato nel 1941.

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On October 22, 1943, the HMS Hurworth collided with a floating mine.

Il 22 Ottobre 1943, l' HMS Hurworth entrò in collisione con una mina galleggiante. 

The British destroyer was severely damaged, and sank off Kalimnos Island, in the Dodecanese.

Il cacciatorpediniere Britannico fu gravemente danneggiato dall'esplosione, ed affondò al largo dell'Isola di Kalimnos, nel Dodecanneso.
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