HNoMS Bath (I17)
under her former name USS Hopewell (DD 181)
| Navy: | 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.) |
| Laid down: | 19 Jan, 1918 |
| Launched: | 8 Jun, 1918 |
| Commissioned: | 9 Jan, 1941 |
| Lost: | 19 Aug, 1941 |
| Loss position: | 49.00N, 17.00W |
| 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 84 crew members were lost. Hit by U-boat |
| Former names: | HMS Bath (I 17) and USS Hopewell (DD 181) |
HMS Bath (I 17)
| Navy: | Royal Navy |
| Type: | Destroyer |
| Class: | Town |
| Pennant: | I 17 |
| Built by: | Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. (Newport News, Virginia, U.S.A.) |
| Laid down: | 19 Jan, 1918 |
| Launched: | 8 Jun, 1918 |
| Commissioned: | 23 Sep, 1940 |
| End service: | 9 Jan, 1941 |
| History: | Transferred to the Royal Norwegian Navy 9 January 1941. |
| Former name: | USS Hopewell (DD 181) |
