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Allied Warships

HMS Aldenham (L 22)

Escort destroyer of the Hunt (Type III) class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeEscort destroyer
ClassHunt (Type III) 
PennantL 22 
Built byCammell Laird Shipyard (Birkenhead, U.K.) 
Ordered 
Laid down22 Aug, 1940 
Launched27 Aug, 1941 
Commissioned5 Feb, 1942 
Lost14 Dec, 1944 
Loss position44.30N, 14.45E (See a map)
 
History

HMS Aldenham (Cdr. James G. Farrant, RN) was mined and sunk in the northeastern Adriatic Sea about 30 nautical miles north west of Zara in approximate position 44º30'N, 14º45'E. Five officers and 121 ratings were killed. Five offcers (including the CO) and 58 ratings were picked up by HMS Atherstone.

Commanding Officers:
Lt. Joseph Mansergh Palmer, RN
18 November 1941 – 23 March 1942

Lt. Henry Alexander Stuart-Menteth, RN
23 March 1942 – 7 October 1943
Promoted to Lt.Cdr. on 16 December 1942

A/Lt.Cdr. John Ivor Jones, DSO, DSC, RNR
7 October 1943 - 16 December 1943

Cdr. James Gerald Farrant, RN
16 December 1943 - 14 December 1944 


Noteable events involving Aldenham include:

27 Mar, 1942
On 27 March 1942 the German submarine U-587 was sunk in position 47º21'N, 21º39'W by depth charges by the British escort destroyers HMS Grove (Lt.Cdr. J.W. Rylands, RN) and HMS Aldenham (Lt. H.A. Stuart-Menteth, RN) and the British destoyers HMS Volunteer (Lt. A.S. Pomeroy, RN) and HMS Leamington (Lt.Cdr. H.G. Bowerman, RN) of the 2nd Escort Group, escorting the troop convoy WS-17. The u-boat was found after a HF/DF fix by the British destroyer HMS Keppel (Cdr. J.E. Broome, RN). (see map)


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