HMS Dainty (H53)

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Navy: Royal Navy
Type: Destroyer
Class: D Class
Pennant: H53 
Built by: Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. (Govan, Scotland) 
Laid down: 20 Apr, 1931 
Launched: 3 May, 1932 
Commissioned: 3 Jan, 1933 
Complement: 145
Lost: 24 Feb, 1941 sunk by German Ju 87 Stuka dive bombers in position (32.04.41N 02.04.75E) off  Tobruk , Libya .Eastern Mediterranean,
History: Events involving Dainty :

27 Jun, 1940
The Italian submarine Console Generale Liuzzi was scuttled south off Crete after being depth charged by the British destroyers HMS Dainty, HMS Ilex, HMS Decoy, HMS Defender and the Australian destroyer HMAS Voyager.

29 Jun, 1940
On 29 June 1940 around 0615hours the Italian submarine Argonauta (offsite link) was probably sunk near Cape Ras el Hilal, Libya by the British destroyers HMS Dainty, HMS Decoy, HMS Defender, HMS Ilex and the Australian destroyer HMAS Voyager.

It is also possible the Argonauta was depth charged and sunk around 1450hours that same day by Sunderland L5804 (R.A.F.) in position 37.29N, 19.51E.

29 Jun, 1940
The Italian submarine Uebi Scebeli was sunk south-west off Crete by the British destroyers HMS Dainty and HMS Ilex.

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