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HMS Marne (G35)
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HMS Marne (G35) was an M-class
destroyer
of the Royal Navy
commissioned on 2 December 1941. She was built by Vickers-Armstrongs at High Walker Yard, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, and saw service in the Atlantic theatre of World War II
.
Marne was part of Convoy PQ-15 and along with HMS Martin
, helped to rescue 169 survivors from HMS Punjabi
after she was sunk in a collision with HMS King George V
.
HMS Hecla and HMS Vindictive
with the escort ships HMS Venomous and HMS Marne, were part of a convoy as part of Operation Torch
west of Gibraltar
. On 12 November 1942 U-boat U-515 torpedoed and sunk HMS Hecla, and minutes later fired two more torpedoes and badly damaged HMS Marne, blowing off her stern. Michael Flanders
, who was to become the famous actor and writer, was serving on board in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve.
HMS Marne was sold to Turkey in 1959 and renamed Mareşal Fevzi Çakmak, after Fevzi Çakmak
(1876–1950), the Turkish Mareşal
(Field Marshal
) and Prime Minister. The ship remained in service with the Turkish Navy
until 1970, when she was discarded and scrapped.
L and M class destroyer
The L and M class was a class of sixteen destroyers which served in the British Royal Navy during World War II. The ships of the class were launched between 1939 and 1942.-Design details:...
destroyer
Destroyer
In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers. Destroyers, originally called torpedo-boat destroyers in 1892, evolved from...
of the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
commissioned on 2 December 1941. She was built by Vickers-Armstrongs at High Walker Yard, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, and saw service in the Atlantic theatre of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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Marne was part of Convoy PQ-15 and along with HMS Martin
HMS Martin (G44)
HMS Martin was an M-class destroyer of the Royal Navy, launched at the Tyneside yard of Vickers-Armstrongs on 12 December 1940. She had a busy but brief wartime career, being sunk by U-431 on 10 November 1942 off Algiers.-Convoy PQ17:...
, helped to rescue 169 survivors from HMS Punjabi
HMS Punjabi (F21)
HMS Punjabi was a Tribal-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that saw service in the Second World War, being sunk in a collision with the battleship . She has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name "Punjabi" which — in common with the other ships of the Tribal-class — was named after...
after she was sunk in a collision with HMS King George V
HMS King George V (41)
HMS King George V was the lead ship of the five British King George V-class battleships of the Royal Navy. Laid down in 1937 and commissioned in 1940, King George V operated during the Second World War as part of the British Home and Pacific Fleets...
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HMS Vindictive (1918)
HMS Vindictive was a Royal Navy warship built between 1916 and 1918. Originally designed as a Hawkins-class heavy cruiser and laid down under the name Cavendish, she served in several different roles and underwent several conversions in a remarkably varied career that lasted until she was scrapped...
with the escort ships HMS Venomous and HMS Marne, were part of a convoy as part of Operation Torch
Operation Torch
Operation Torch was the British-American invasion of French North Africa in World War II during the North African Campaign, started on 8 November 1942....
west of Gibraltar
Gibraltar
Gibraltar is a British overseas territory located on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula at the entrance of the Mediterranean. A peninsula with an area of , it has a northern border with Andalusia, Spain. The Rock of Gibraltar is the major landmark of the region...
. On 12 November 1942 U-boat U-515 torpedoed and sunk HMS Hecla, and minutes later fired two more torpedoes and badly damaged HMS Marne, blowing off her stern. Michael Flanders
Michael Flanders
Michael Henry Flanders OBE, was an English actor, broadcaster, and writer and performer of comic songs. He is best known to the general public for his partnership with Donald Swann performing as the duo Flanders and Swann....
, who was to become the famous actor and writer, was serving on board in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve.
HMS Marne was sold to Turkey in 1959 and renamed Mareşal Fevzi Çakmak, after Fevzi Çakmak
Fevzi Çakmak
Mustafa Fevzi Çakmak was a Turkish soldier , politician. Minister of War of the Ottoman Empire, National Defence Minister, Prime minister of Ankara government, the second Chief of the General Staff of the Army of the Grand National Assembly and the first Chief of the General Staff of the Republic of...
(1876–1950), the Turkish Mareşal
Mareşal (Turkey)
Mareşal is the highest rank in the Army of Turkey, the Turkish Armed Forces. It is the equivalent of a Field Marshal in other countries....
(Field Marshal
Field Marshal
Field Marshal is a military rank. Traditionally, it is the highest military rank in an army.-Etymology:The origin of the rank of field marshal dates to the early Middle Ages, originally meaning the keeper of the king's horses , from the time of the early Frankish kings.-Usage and hierarchical...
) and Prime Minister. The ship remained in service with the Turkish Navy
Turkish Navy
The Turkish Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the Turkish Armed Forces.- Ottoman fleet after Mudros :Following the demise of the Ottoman Empire in the aftermath of World War I, on November 3, 1918, the fleet commander of the Ottoman Navy, Liva Amiral Arif Pasha, ordered all flags to be...
until 1970, when she was discarded and scrapped.