Maritime History

HMS Airedale

HMS Airedale was a Hunt-class destroyer built for use by the British Royal Navy during the Second World War. She entered service in early 1942 as a convoy escort, being assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet in May. Airedale was sunk while escorting a convoy from Alexandria to Malta on 15 June 1942 by Sturzkampfgeschwader 3.

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• ▸Bhusandpur railway station
• ▸Fotu Cheng
• ▸Battle of Pulo Aura

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