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Grimsby class sloop

The kit of the Grimsby class sloop is now discontinued 

The Grimsby class sloops entered service between 1934 and 1936 in the Royal Navy, the six RN ships initially served on overseas stations. On the outbreak of war they were recalled to the UK and equipped for escort duties where they served as convoy escorts both in the North Sea and in Western Approaches. Most of them eventually were employed on the Freetown convoy routes for which their endurance of 5,000 miles was needed. All except Grimsby survived the war, and Wellington can still be seen on the Thames in London.

Four more ships of similar design were built in Australia and one enlarged vessel for India, but these differed in armament. The Australian ships served in the Red Sea, Mediterranean, Indian Ocean and Pacific. Warrego and Yarra were lost, with Yarra sacrificing herself to save a convoy against overwhelming odds of two Japanese heavy cruisers.

A series of profiles have been drawn to outline the fit and camouflage schemes of the various ships during their careers, these are available in Adobe pdf files as follows

HMS Aberdeen (1.23mb)

HMS Fleetwood (1.12mb)

HMS Londonderry and Deptford and HMAS Yarra (1.16 mb)

HMS Lowestoft and Leith (1.15mb)

HMS Wellington (1.14mb)

These kits are being sold on a not for profit basis, any monies remaining after costs are covered will be donated to charity, in this case the Royal National Lifeboat Institute