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Ship
HMS Impulsive
Operated By Country
Great Britain
Unit Type
Ship
Ship Class Image
HMS Imperial HMS Imperial HMS Ivanhoe Unit: BR, Icarus
Ship Class
HMS I Class
Ship Type
Destroyer
Flag
224 530
Postings
0
Abbreviation
D11
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
J S White At Cowes1936_Mar_101937_Mar_011938_Jan_291946_Jan_22356day334day690day7.98yr
Activities
1)  Involved In Activity
2) 1: as
3) 2: Commanded By
4) 3:Rank
5) 1: Details
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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.
NBekken PLieutenant Commander
Between North Cape and Bear Island
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 Icarus - HMS Ilex - HMS Imogen - HMS Imperial - - 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 FleetRN Home Fleet
1945_Jan_01 - RN Mediterranean Fleet
RN Mediterranean Fleet
1939-Dec-01 HMS Esk - HMS Express - HMS Icarus - - HMS Isis - HMS Ivanhoe - RN 20th Destroyer Flotilla
RN 20th Destroyer Flotilla1940-Jan-01 - BR PortsmouthBR Portsmouth
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