| Navy | The Royal Norwegian Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Town |
| Pennant | I 17 |
| Built by | Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Virginia, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 19 Jan, 1918 |
| Launched | 8 Jun, 1918 |
| Commissioned | 9 Jan, 1941 |
| Lost | 19 Aug, 1941 |
| Loss position | 49.00N, 17.00W (See a map) |
| History | Transferred from the Royal Navy to the Royal Norwegian Navy on 9 January 1941.
HNoMS Bath (Lt.Cdr. Fredrik Melsom) was escorting convoy OG-71 as part of the 5th Escort Group about 400 miles southwest of Ireland. During combat, the destroyer fell behind the convoy and was sunk by two torpedoes from the German submarine U-204 at 02.05 hours on 19 August 1941 in position 49º00'N, 17º00'W. The commanding officer and 88 crew members were lost. Hit by U-boat |
| Former name | HMS Bath (I 17) |
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