Allied Warships

HMS Arrow (H 42)

Destroyer of the A class

Navy	The Royal Navy
Type	Destroyer
Class	A
Pennant	H 42
Built by	Vickers Armstrong (Barrow-in-Furness,U.K.)
Ordered	6 Mar 1928
Laid down	20 Aug 1928
Launched	22 Aug 1929
Commissioned	14 Apr 1930
End service
Loss position

History	HMS Arrow (Lt.Cdr. William Wentworth Fitzroy, RN) was heavily damaged in an accident in Algiers harbour on 4 August 1943. She was alongside the ammunition ship Fort la Monte when that vessel blew up. Arrow was beyond economical repair and was declared a constructive total loss. Later she was towed to Taranto, Italy where she was scrapped. Commanding Officers: Cdr. Herbert Wyngham Williams, RN August 1939 - 8 January 1941 Promoted to Capt. on 31 December 1940 Cdr. Addison Joe Baker-Creswell, RN 8 January 1941 - February 1941 Cdr. Richard Edmund Hyde-Smith, RN February 1941 - 24 September 1941 Cdr. Alec Murray McKillop, RN 24 September 1941 - 16 March 1943 Lt.Cdr. William Wentworth Fitzroy, RN 16 March 1943 - ??? (still listed in the Navy List December 1943)

Commands listed for HMS Arrow (H 42)

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	Commander	From	To
1	Cdr. Herbert Wyndham Williams, RN	Aug 1939	8 Jan 1941
2	Cdr. Addison Joe Baker-Cresswell, RN	8 Jan 1941	Feb 1941
3	Cdr. Richard Edmund Hyde-Smith, RN	Feb 1941	24 Sep 1941
4	Cdr. Alec Murray McKillop, RN	24 Sep 1941	16 Mar 1943
5	Lt.Cdr. William Wentworth Fitzroy, RN	16 Mar 1943	> Dec 1943

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