Name HMS Hardy Laid down 14 May 1942 Identification Pennant numberR08 Construction started 14 May 1942 Length 111 m Builder John Brown & Company | Ordered 1 September 1941 Commissioned August 1943 Honours and
awards Arctic 1943-44 Launched 18 March 1943 Draft 3 m | |
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HMS Hardy was a V-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that saw service during the Second World War.
History
Hardy was built by John Brown & Company, Clydebank, laid down on 14 May 1942, launched 18 March 1943, and completed 14 August 1943.
While escorting Convoy JW 56A during World War II, Hardy was torpedoed and damaged in the Arctic Ocean at 73°40′N 24°30′E by the German submarine U-278 on 30 January 1944 with the loss of 35 crew members. The British destroyer HMS Venus rescued her survivors and sank her.
References
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