HMS Somali (F33)
Quick Facts
- Ship Name
- HMS Somali
- Launch Year
- 1937
- Type
- Destroyer
- Class
- Tribal-class destroyer
- Pennant Number
- F33
- Launched
- 1937
- Built at
- Swan Hunter
- Commissioned
- 1938
- Armament
- Guns and torpedoes
- Propulsion
- Steam turbines
- Role
- Destroyer
- Notable for
- Altmark aftermath and Arctic service
- Fate
- Sunk in 1942
- Status
- Lost
HMS Somali was a Royal Navy destroyer of the tribal-class destroyer.
Service History
HMS Somali served as a destroyer and is chiefly associated with altmark aftermath and arctic service.
Historical Significance
HMS Somali contributes to the history of the Royal Navy’s destroyer force and the development of tribal-class destroyer.