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HMS Garland (H 37)

Destroyer of the G class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeDestroyer
ClassG 
PennantH 37 
Built byFairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. (Govan, Scotland) 
Ordered 
Laid down22 Aug, 1934 
Launched24 Oct, 1935 
Commissioned3 Mar, 1936 
End service2 May, 1940 
Loss position
 
HistoryTransferred to the Polish Navy on 2 May 1940 while being repaired at Malta. Returned to the Royal Navy on 24 September 1946. On 14 November 1947 she was sold to the Royal Netherlands Navy to serve as a school ship HrMs Marnix.

Commanding Officers:
Cdr. Cecil Athos Newcome Chatwin, RN
25 March 1938 – ???

Lt.Cdr. R.C. Beckett, RN
March 1940 – May 1940 

Career notesBecame the Polish destroyer Garland

Noteable events involving Garland include:

16 Sep, 1939
While on escort duty in the Mediterranean off Alexandria, HMS Garland (Cdr. C.A.N. Chatwin, RN) is damaged by the accidental explosions of depth charges underneath her own stern. She was under repair at Malta until 16 May 1940. While under repair she was transferred to Poland on 2 May 1940.


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