Career
Ordered:	17 March 1933, 1933 Naval Programme
Laid down:	21 July 1933
Launched:	29 June 1934
Commissioned:	15 May 1935
Fate:	Sunk, Operation Pedestal, August 1942
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General Characteristics
Displacement:	1350-1405 tons standard 1886-1940 tons deep
Length:	318 ft 3 in (97 m) between perpendiculars 329 ft (100.25 m) overall
Beam:	33 ft 3 in (10.13 m)
Draught:	12 ft 6 in (3.8 m)
Propulsion:	3 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 300 psi 2 shaft Parsons geared turbines 36,000 shp
Speed:	36 knots
Range:	471 tons oil, 6000 nautical miles at 15 kts.
Complement:	145 (173 in 1942)
Armament:	4 x 4.7 guns (4x1) 8 x 50 cal. machine guns (2x4) 5 x .303 inch machine guns (5x1) 8 x 21 inch torpedo tubes (2x4) 2 x depth charge racks 60 depth charges 1940: 4-21 inch torpedo tubes replaced by 1 x 3 inch/50 and 2 x 20mm Oerlikon (2x1)
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She was ordered on 17 March 1933; laid down on 21 July 1933, launched on 29 June 1934, and commissioned on 15 May 1935. March 17 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (77th in Leap years). ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... July 21 is the 202nd day (203rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 163 days remaining. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... June 29 is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 185 days remaining. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ... á 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

On 18 June 1941 Foresight took part in the sinking of the German submarine U-138 west of Spain, together with her sister ships Faulknor, Fearless, Forester, and Foxhound. June 18 is the 169th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (170th in leap years), with 196 days remaining. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

On 6 April 1942, she left Scapa Flow for a routine convoy patrol, escorting convoy PQ14. Of the 24 ships that made up the convoy, sixteen were forced by unseasonal ice and bad weather to return to Iceland, and another was sunk by a German U-Boat. Along with the remaining seven convoy vessels, Foresight arrived in Murmansk on 19 April. She then left, on 29 April, to cover the return convoy QP11. On 30 April, en route back from the Kola Peninsula, the German submarine U-456 (under the command of Captain Max-Martin Teichert), which had been alerted to the convoy by German aerial reconnaisance, fired a torpedo into the starboard side of the cruiser Edinburgh. The ship began to list heavily, but did not sink. Soon after, Teichert launched a second torpedo, which struck the stern of Edinburgh, wrecking her steering equipment and effectively crippling her. Taken in tow, she attempted to limp back to Murmansk, and was hounded constantly by German torpedo bombers. On 2 May, she was attacked by three German destroyers off Bear's Island, and torpedoed yet again. As she began to sink, her crew-members abandoned ship and took refuge in accompanying destroyers. Foresight had the task of scuttling the cruiser. April 6 is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (97th in leap years). ... This article is about the year. ... Scapa Flow is a body of water in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom. ... A convoy is a group of vehicles or ships traveling together for mutual support. ... Murmansk, Archangelsk, Dikson, Tiksi, on the Arctic Ocean Murmansk coin Murmansk (Му́рманск) is a city in the extreme northwest of Russia (north of the Arctic circle) with a seaport on the Kola Gulf, 20 miles from the Barents Sea on the northern shore of the Kola Peninsula, not far from Russia... April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). ... April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ... April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining, as the last day in April. ... The Kola Peninsula in relation to Scandinavia, the White Sea, Barents Sea, Lake Onega, Lake Ladoga, and foreign countries. ... A modern torpedo, historically called a self-propelled torpedo, is a self-propelled guided projectile that (after being launched above or below the water surface) operates underwater and is designed to detonate on contact or in proximity to a target. ... A torpedo bomber is a bomber aircraft designed primarily to attack ships with torpedoes, but they could also carry out conventional bombings. ... May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ...

During Operation Pedestal in August 1942, while operating as a fast minesweeper, she took a torpedo from an Italian Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 plane, severing her stern section entirely. With no power, the arrival of the Tribal class destroyer Tartar and her attempt to tow was fruitless, and she was scuttled by a torpedo after her crew was taken off. British shells fall astern of the Italian light cruiser Muzio Attendolo during the battle Operation Pedestal was an attempt to get vital supplies to the island of Malta during World War II in 1942. ... This article is about the year. ... A modern torpedo, historically called a self-propelled torpedo, is a self-propelled guided projectile that (after being launched above or below the water surface) operates underwater and is designed to detonate on contact or in proximity to a target. ... The Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero (Italian: sparrowhawk) was important Italian bomber of World War II. The three engine airplane was well made, and performed well both as a torpedo and medium bomber. ... A 1944 Canadian postage stamp showing a Tribal class destroyer The Afridi-class destroyers were a series of large destroyers that saw action in the Second World War. ... USS Lassen, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet or battle group and defend them against smaller, short-range attackers (originally torpedo boats, later submarines and aircraft). ...