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| HMS Grafton |
 
Dates: 1935 - 1940 "GREYHOUND" (G Class) Fleet Destroyer ordered from John I Thornycroft at Woolston, Southampton in the 1933 Programme on 5th March 1934. The ship was laid down on 30th August 1934 as Yard No. 1126 and launched on 18th September 1935. She was the 7th RN ship to carry the name, introduced in 1679 and previously used by a cruiser sold in 1920. Build was completed on 20th March 1936 for a cost of ?248,485 except Admiralty supplied items such as guns, ammunition and communication equipment. She joined the 1st Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean in June 1936 and served on there until Sept. 1939.
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