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Originally Posted by canadiancitizen
The 50 old WW1 USN destroyers were clapped out and in some cases, they never went to sea at all. One that was sea worthy didn't have a very long RN career, she was renamed HMS Campbelltown, and was used in the St Navare raid. She was filled with Torpex HE and was driven into the lock gates, and later blown up, by a time delay device, killing a large number of Nazi officers who were on board, taking photos of her.
Yes they were a gift but not a very useable gift as it turned out. On the other hand the land deal was a really good deal for the US, as it allowed them to expand their range on the east coast and in the Carribbean. Long after WW2 ended , the USN had a submarine listening post at Bimini in the Bahamas that could "hear " a really long distance across the Atlantic.
Jim Bunting. Toronto.
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HUH!?!?
You either have not read much about these ships or you are letting your zealous nationalism direct your postings again.
You made the claim, now back it up. Name one of these destroyers that
did not go to sea. With the exception of HMS Cameron (ex USS Welles DD257) which was heavily damaged in an air raid in Portsmouth, England, all saw combat action.
BTW, it is St Nazaire, not St Navare.