HMS Grimsby (U16)

HMS Grimsby was a sloop of the British Royal Navy, the lead ship of her class. Grimsby was built in the 1930s, entering service in 1934. Serving most of her pre-war service at Hong Kong, Grimsby was deployed on convoy escort duties along the East coast of the Britain and in the Mediterranean Sea during the Second World War, and was sunk by dive bombers off Tobruk on 25 May 1941.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Grimsby.

Grimsby in 1934
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Grimsby
Ordered1 November 1932
BuilderDevonport Dockyard
Laid down23 January 1933
Launched19 July 1933
Completed17 May 1934
Motto
  • "Premia post ardus"
  • ("Rewards come after toil")
Honours and
awards		Greece 1941, Crete 1941, Libya 1941
FateSunk 25 May 1941
General characteristics
Class and typeGrimsby-class sloop
Displacement990 long tons (1,010 t) standard
Length266 ft 3 in (81.15 m) o/a
Beam36 ft (11.0 m)
Draught9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) (full load)
Propulsion
  • Two Admiralty 3-drum water-tube boilers
  • Parsons geared steam turbines
  • Two shafts
  • 2,000 shp (1,500 kW)
Speed16.5 kn (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph)
Range6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement100
Armament
  • 2 × 4.7 in (120 mm) Mark IX guns
  • 1 × QF 3 inch 20 cwt anti-aircraft gun
  • 4 × 3-pounder guns
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