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HMS Tynedale (L 96)

Escort destroyer of the Hunt (Type I) class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeEscort destroyer
ClassHunt (Type I) 
PennantL 96 
Built byA. Stephen & Sons Ltd. (Glasgow, Scotland) 
Ordered 
Laid down27 Jul, 1939 
Launched5 Jun, 1940 
Commissioned5 Nov, 1940 
Lost12 Dec, 1943 
Loss position37.10N, 06.05E (See a map)
 
HistoryHMS Tynedale (Lt.Cdr. James John Simon Yorke, DSC, RN) was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean, off Bougie, in position 37º10'N, 06º05'E by the German submarine U-593.

Commanding Officers:
Lt.Cdr. Hugo Edward Forbes Tweedie, RN
7 November 1940 - 11 September 1942
DSC awarded on 21 May 1942

Lt. James John Simon Yorke, RN
11 September 1942 - 12 December 1943
Promoted to Lt.Cdr. on 1 July 1943
DSC awarded on 2 October 1942 

Hit by U-boat
Sunk on 12 Dec, 1943 by U-593 (Kelbling).


Noteable events involving Tynedale include:

16 Mar, 1943
HMS Tynedale (Lt. J.J.S. Yorke, DSC, RN) picks up 50 men from the British merchant Hadleigh that is torpedoed and damaged by the German submarine U-77 north-west of Oran in position 36º10'N, 00º30'W.


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