HMS Lightning

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HMS Lightning was an L-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was launched on 22 April 1940 and sunk on 12 March 1943 by German Motor Torpedo Boat S-55.

1941 — 1943  WikimediaWikidata
G55
speed 36 knot, length 110.5 metre, draft 4.39 metre, beam 11.2 metre, 
shipwreckdestroyerL-class destroyerRoyal NavyR. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Company


Location: 37.8833, 9.8333, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • U-343
    1942 Type VIIC submarine
1941-05-28T00:00:00Z
1943-03-12T00:00:00Z
1941 — 1943 HMS Lightning
1939-09-01T00:00:00Z
1939-09-01T00:00:00Z
1938-11-15T00:00:00Z
1938-11-15T00:00:00Z
keel laying
1940-04-22T00:00:00Z
1940-04-22T00:00:00Z
ship launching
1941-05-28T00:00:00Z
1941-05-28T00:00:00Z
ship commissioning
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