After a refit in Falsmouth England, HMS Eskimo rejoined HMS Ashanti and they took part in the Pedestal convoy to Malta. In March 1942, Eskimo took part in the movements which screened convoys PQ-8 and PQ-12 and in the abortive sweep to intercept the German battleship Tirpitz. in September 1941, she paired up with HMS Ashanti in order to support Home Operations during the coming winter. In June 1941, the destroyer was in need of refit so she was dispatched to Green and Silley Weir in London. By September 1940, the work was completed and Eskimo re-joined the 6th Destroyer Flotilla (6th D.F.).ĭuring the winter or 1940/41, the Flotilla was mainly engaged in the escort of the big ships of the Home Fleet. The destroyer proceeded without incident, to the Vickers-Armstrong yard at Newcastle-on-Tyne, England for a rebuild. Surviving aerial bomb attacks, she was finally made ready for sea on. She limped back to Skilfiord, Norway for temporary repairs. During the Second Battle of Narvik, Eskimo had her bows blown off by a torpedo. After a refit was completed in March 1940, Eskimo was ready to participate in the impending operations in Norwegian waters. The winter of 1939/40 consisted of patrols, convoy duty and high speed steaming in rough weather. Eskimo shot down one aircraft and later came to the assistance of the damaged former battleship Iron Duke. Soon she was back at Scapa Flow and while in company with HMS Ashanti, the German air force attacked for the first time on 17th October. Like the other Tribals, Eskimo had trouble with her turbines and was sent for refit in September 1939.
One person was killed and the other three injured.
No one in the immediate vicinity was injured but nearby, two men were lowering the motor-boat and two more were working on a hawser. On 17th May, a 2 pounder gun was being cleaned when a blank charge in the breech suddenly went off.
In January 1939, a month after her commissioning, she took part in the combined Home and Mediterranean Fleet Exercises off Gibraltar. Vickers Armstrong (Newcastle-on-Tyne, U.K.): ParsonsĮskimo's journeys around the world ranged from the Arctic Circle to the Indian Ocean.
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