HMS Matabele (F26)
Quick Facts
- Ship Name
- HMS Matabele
- Launch Year
- 1937
- Type
- Destroyer
- Class
- Tribal-class destroyer
- Pennant Number
- F26
- Launched
- 1937
- Built at
- Scotts
- Commissioned
- 1938
- Armament
- Guns and torpedoes
- Propulsion
- Steam turbines
- Role
- Destroyer
- Notable for
- Arctic convoy service
- Fate
- Sunk in 1942
- Status
- Lost
HMS Matabele was a Royal Navy destroyer of the tribal-class destroyer.
Service History
HMS Matabele served as a destroyer and is chiefly associated with arctic convoy service.
Historical Significance
HMS Matabele contributes to the history of the Royal Navy’s destroyer force and the development of tribal-class destroyer.