Hunt-class destroyer

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The Hunt class was a class of escort destroyers built for the Royal Navy during the early stages of the Second World War. The first vessels were ordered in early 1939 to meet the need for compact, well-armed, escort capable of fleet screening and convoy protection. The class saw extensive wartime service, particularly in the defence of coastal convoys in the North Sea and English Channel, as well as in operations in the Mediterranean, including the Malta Convoys, the North African campaign, and the invasion of Sicily. Ships in the class were named after British fox hunting packs or hunting region, maintaining a tradition of naming Royal Navy vessels after rustic themes associated with rural Britain.

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