ORP „Garland“ – the Polish escort destroyer

ORP "Garland" (H37) is a British "G"-type escort destroyer, built during the interwar period. From 1940 to 1946 he served in the Polish Navy as part of the British Royal Navy. After the war, it served in the Dutch Navy until 1964 and was called "Marnix". Built for the Royal Navy in 1934-1935, she entered service in 1936 as HMS "Garland". At the start of the war, lent to the Polish Navy, whose flag was raised on the ship on May 3, 1940 in Malta, keeping its previous name. After crew training, "Garland" saw limited action in the Mediterranean and from September 1940, after sailing to Britain, in the Battle of the Atlantic. In May 1942, while sailing as part of convoy "PQ-16" to USSR ports, it was heavily damaged during a Luftwaffe raid, 25 crew members were killed. At the end of 1943 the ship was converted into an escort destroyer, and from April of the following year, it serves in the Mediterranean Sea. On September 19, 1944, together with other British destroyers, it contributed to the sinking of the German submarine "U-407". On September 24, 1946 the ship was returned to the British, who a year later sold it to the Dutch, where it served in the Navy as a training ship, later as a frigate. Deleted from the lists in 1964, cut 4 years later.

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