HMS Southwold (L10)
Navy: | Royal Navy |
Type: | Escort destroyer |
Class: | Hunt (Type II) |
Pennant: | L 10 |
Built by: | J. S. White & Co. (Cowes, U.K.) |
Laid down: | 18 Jun, 1940 |
Launched: | 29 May, 1941 |
Commissioned: | 9 Oct, 1941 |
Complement: | 134 |
Lost: | 24 Mar, 1942 Mined by Italian mines off La Valletta, Malta |
History: | The wreck was filmed off the coast of
Malta by a British camera crew , HMS Southwold is a memorial to the brave
souls that fought to get the convoys to Malta. She lies in about 80 meters
of water. Commanding
Officer: |