HMS Icarus

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Ship	HMS Icarus

Operated By Country	Great Britain
Unit Type	Ship
Depicted In Image
Ship Class Image
Ship Class	HMS I Class
Ship Type	Destroyer

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Postings	0

	Abbreviation
	D03

Units
	Operated By Country
	Great Britain

Ships
	Built By Shipbuilder	Laid Down YMD	Launch YMD	Commissioned YMD	Final YMD	On Slip	Fitting Out	Total Building	Life Year
	John Brown At Clydebank	1936 Mar 16	1936 Nov 26	1937 May 03	1946 Aug 01	255day	158day	413day	9.25yr

Activities
1) Involved In Activity	2) 1: as	3) 2: Commanded By	4) 3:Rank	5) 1: Details
1940 04 09 0550 Surface Action Renown Vs Scharnhorst Gneisenau Norwegian Sea	N
1940 04 13 0100 Surface Action Second Battle Of Narvik	N	Maud C D	Lieutenant Commander
1940 May 27 British Evacuation Operation Dynamo Dunkerque	N			Many minor vessels have not been entered. Aim: To rescue as many British and French soldiers as possible. 39 destroyers, 36 minesweepers, 77 trawlers, 26 yachts and many smaller vessels were involved. Result: 220000 British and 120000 French soldiers were rescued but 235 ships were lost. Most of the rescued French soldiers returned to France after the French surrender.

Assignments
1) Covered By Assignment	2) 1: Assign To Unit	3) 2: Covered By Assignment	4) 3: Assign To Unit
1937-Jul-29 HMS Inglefield - - HMS Ilex - HMS Imogen - HMS Imperial - HMS Impulsive - HMS Intrepid - HMS Isis - HMS Ivanhoe - RN 3rd Destroyer Flotilla	RN 3rd Destroyer Flotilla	1930 May 01 - RN Mediterranean Fleet	RN Mediterranean Fleet
		1940_Jan_01 - RN Home Fleet	RN Home Fleet
		1945 Jan 01 - RN Mediterranean Fleet	RN Mediterranean Fleet
1939-Dec-01 HMS Esk - HMS Express - - HMS Impulsive - HMS Isis - HMS Ivanhoe - RN 20th Destroyer Flotilla	RN 20th Destroyer Flotilla	1940-Jan-01 - BR Portsmouth	BR Portsmouth

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