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HMS Wessex (1918) DD (1st) |
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This the first ship to carry the name HMS Wessex was a W
Class, destroyer. Built by Hawthorn Leslie, laid down 23-Mar-1917, launched 12-Mar-1918, and commissioned 11-May-1918. Took part in the King George V Silver Jubilee Fleet Review 16-Jul-1935. Bombed and sunk 24-May-1940 off Calais. Won the Battle Honour: Atlantic 1939-40.
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