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    The HMS Grimsby Grimsby-class British sloop
    off Tobruk 1941

 

The HMS Grimsby was the first of the Grimsby-class British sloop, built in Dovenport Dockyard by J.S.White & Co. during 1931, and launched during 1933.

L' HMS Grimsby fu il primo degli sloop Britannici della Classe Grimsby; fu costruito a Dovenport dai cantieri J.S.White & Co. nel corso del 1931, e varato nel 1933.

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When she was cruising in Central Mediterranean off the coasts of Eastern Libya, the HMS Grimsby was spotted and bombed by a German aircraft: she was severely damaged by the bombs, and sank off Tobruk on May 25, 1941.

Mentre stava navigando nel Mediterraneo Centrale al largo delle coste della Libia orientale, l' HMS Grimsby fu avvistato da un bombardiere Tedesco: lo sloop Britannico fu centrato dalle bombe ed affondō al largo di Tobruk il 25 Maggio 1941.
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