HMS Kelly (pennant number F01) was a K-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy, and flotilla leader of her class. She served through the early years of the Second World War; in Home Waters, off Norway and in the Mediterranean.

K-Class Destroyer ordered from Hawthorn Leslie at Hebburn, Newcastle under the 1937 Programme in March 1937 and laid down on 26th August 1937 .She was launched on 25th October 1938 as the first RN warship to carry this name which commemorates Admiral Sir John Kelly who died in 1936.

British destroyers HMS Kelly, HMS Maori, and HMS Imperial and French destroyer Bison departed Scapa Flow, Scotland, United Kingdom to evacuate British troops at Namsos, Norway; they were escorted by cruisers and other destroyers.

Aug 30, 2013 · This blog looks at the Second World War and in particular the story of a much loved and admired warship HMS Kelly. It remembers the skill of the men who built and repaired the ‘Kelly’ and the great courage of those who served on …

HMS Kelly (F01) was a British Royal Navy K-class destroyer (1,695 tons) commanded by Captain Lord Louis Mountbatten, was bombarding German positions on the island of Crete in company with the destroyer Kashmir, when at 5.30am on the 23rd they were attacked by German Stuka dive-bombers, each carrying a 500-kg bomb under its belly.

May 23, 2021 · Kelly was lost to German dive-bombers off Crete after being dispatched to intercept Greek fishing vessels (caiques) ferrying German reinforcements from the mainland, and bombarding enemy positions around the airfield at Maleme.

HMS Kelly (pennant number F01) was a K-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy, and flotilla leader of her class. She served through the early years of the Second World War; in Home Waters, off Norway and in the Mediterranean. Throughout her service, Kelly was commanded by Lord Louis Mountbatten.

HMS Kelly, 1939 The next day, Kelly, with the destroyer HMS Acheron and an anti-submarine vessel, left from Portland harbour on an early morning training exercise. They hadn’t been at sea long when suddenly the anti-submarine boat frantically signalled Kelly, ‘torpedo approaching you.’

Oct 8, 2017 · HMS Kelly (Capt. Lord Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, DSO, RN) was bombed and sunk on 23 May 1941 by German Stuka dive bombers south of Crete in position 34º40'N, 24º10'E.

On October 25 1938, Job 615 became a name, HMS Kelly, a sleek and efficient fighting ship constructed under the 1937 Naval Construction Program. She was a new design of destroyer, designed to work with the fleet.