Allied Warships
HMS Martin (G 44)
Destroyer of the M class
Photo from Imperial War Museum (IWM), FL-2181
| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | M |
| Pennant | G 44 |
| Built by | Vickers Armstrong (Newcastle-on-Tyne, U.K.) : Parsons |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 23 Oct 1939 |
| Launched | 12 Dec 1940 |
| Commissioned | 4 Apr 1942 |
| Lost | 10 Nov 1942 |
| Loss position | 37.53N, 03.57E |
| History | HMS Martin (Cdr. Charles Richard Powys Thomson, DSO, RN) was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-431 northeast of Algiers, Algeria in position 37º53'N, 03º57'E. 161 Officers and men went down with the ship. There 63 survivors. Hit by U-boat |
| U-boat Attack | See our U-boat attack entry for the HMS Martin |
Commands listed for HMS Martin (G 44)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. Charles Richard Powys Thomson, RN | 10 Dec 1941 | 11 Nov 1942 (+) |
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