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| rdfs:comment | - HMS Grove (L77) was a Hunt-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. The ship was struck by two torpedoes launched by the German submarine U-77 at 05:37 hours on 12 June 1942 and sunk with the loss of 110 crew. 79 crew were rescued by HMS Tetcott. At the time she was on return passage from Tobruk to Alexandria having been part of a resupply convoy to the Tobruk garrison. The ship had grounded at Tobruk and damaged the port screw shaft and screw, and speed was reduced to 8.5 knots.
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| abstract | - HMS Grove (L77) was a Hunt-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. The ship was struck by two torpedoes launched by the German submarine U-77 at 05:37 hours on 12 June 1942 and sunk with the loss of 110 crew. 79 crew were rescued by HMS Tetcott. At the time she was on return passage from Tobruk to Alexandria having been part of a resupply convoy to the Tobruk garrison. The ship had grounded at Tobruk and damaged the port screw shaft and screw, and speed was reduced to 8.5 knots.
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