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HMS Active HMS Active (H14) was an A-Class Fleet Destroyer built by Hawthorn Leslie at Hebburn, Newcastle upon Tyne. She was launched on 9th July 1929. At the outbreak of was she was with the 13th Destroyer Flotilla based at Gibraltar and undertook convoy duties in the Atlantic. In uly 1940 she saw action against units of French Fleet at Mers el Kebir in Operation Catapult and in August transferred to the ome Fleet for convoy and anti submarine defence in the Western Approaches. She underwent a refit at Liverpool from November 1940 until March 1941 when she joined the 3rd Destroyer Flotilla, Home Fleet for anti-submarine duties. Betweem August and November she undertook Russian convoys then joined Force "H" at Gibraltar. In March she sailed to Freetown arriving on the 16th of April. In May she took part in Operation Ironclad, in the Indian Ocean, sinking the Vichy French Submarine Monge. In September she joined the 3rd Destroyer Division of Force "M" to support the occupation of Madagascar. In October she was back in Capwtown and sank the U-boat U179 by the use of depth charges. In January 1943 she returned to the UK and underwent a refit before returning to Gibralta in May for escort duties in the Atlantic and Mediteranean. In November she took part in the sinking of U340 near Gibralta. In January 1945 she joined the 3rd Destroyer Flotilla at Alexandria and supported shore operations in Eastern and Central Mediterranean. In March and April she supported military operations in the Aegean and took part in the re-occupation of Piscopi in May. In June she returned to Gibralta and to the UK in September. She was used for target trials in 1946 and was sent to Troon for breaking in July of that year. List of those who served on HMS Active during The Second World War Can you help us to add to our records? Add a record to our website. The names and stories on this website have been submitted by their relatives and friends. If your relations are not listed please add their names so that others can read about them Did you or your relatives live through the Second World War? Do you have any photos, newspaper clippings, postcards or letters from that period? Have you researched the names on your local or war memorial? Were you or your relative evacuated? Did an air raid affect your area? If so please let us know. Help us to build a database of information on those who served both at home and abroad so that future generations may learn of their sacrifice. Contact us. Celebrate your own Family History Celebrate by honouring members of your family who served in the Secomd World War both in the forces and at home. We love to hear about the soldiers, but also remember the many who served in support roles, nurses, doctors, land army, muntions workers etc. Please use our Family History resources to find out more about your relatives. Then please send in a short article, with a photo if possible, so that they can be remembered on these pages.

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