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HMS Boadicea (1931) DD (4th) |
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This the fourth ship to carry the name HMS Boadicea was a B
Class, destroyer. Built by Hawthorne Leslie, laid down 12-July-1929, launched 23-Sep-1930, and commissioned 07-Apr-1931. Took part in the King George V Silver Jubilee Fleet Review 16-Jul-1935. The early part of WW2 was spent on convoy escort work. But in Nov-1942 was damaged by the French ship Torpilleurs off Oran. Torpedoed and sunk 13-Jun-1944 by air attack off Portland. Won the Battle Honours: Atlantic 1941-43, North Africa 1942, Arctic 1942-44 and Normandy 1944.
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