HMS DELIGHT

HMS DELIGHT 2

HMS DELIGHT 1,375 ton Destroyer H38 [60M] – (LARN, 1914? & 1939?) (Clarke: p58 1940) – Bombed and sunk off Portland by German Aircraft. 6 crew died. (GPS: 50 15.05N, 02 42 58W – Clarke: & Trim: 1940) – 20.5 miles SSE Portland Bill.

Deeper Dorset has acquired the transcript of the hearing into her loss and it will be on the website in the next few weeks.


Day of Loss: 29

Month of Loss: 7

Year of Loss: 1940


Longitude: 50 15.05

Latitude: 02 42 58


Approximate Depth: 60