Follow us on Twitter uboatnet. HMS Rockwood Lt. Declared a constructive total loss and paid off in May , placed in reserve until being scrapped at Gateshead in August Please use this if you spot mistakes or want to improve this ships page.
J Yard No. After a successful Warship Week national savings campaign in March , the Badsworth was adopted by the civil community of Batley , then in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Badsworth began her career on convoy duty in the North Western Approaches , however in June , she took up the role of close escort in Convoy Harpoon , aiming to deliver vital supplies to the beleaguered island of Malta. Whilst entering the Grand Harbour Badsworth struck a mine, sustaining heavy damage.
Naval History Homepage - and Site Search. She was laid down as Job No. The ship was launched on 13th June as the first RN ship to carry the name, that of a Yorkshire fox-hunt. Badge: On a Field Blue, issuant from rock, Black,. Nominated for service in 5th Destroyer Flotilla, Mediterranean Fleet.