HMS Trinidad (C46)
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HMS Trinidad was a Royal Navy Crown Colony class cruiser (also known as the Fiji-class cruisers) lost while serving in the Arctic on convoy duty with PQ-13 in 1942.
She and other escorts were in combat with German destroyers. One of her torpedoes fired had a faulty gyro mechanism possibly affected by the icy waters. The path of the torpedo formed a circular arc, striking the Trinidad. The Trinidad was damaged but partially repaired in Murmansk. On setting out for further repairs in the U.S. she was attacked by more than twenty aircraft. All missed except for one that struck near the previous damage. A fire was started and after a couple of hours was so serious that the decision was taken to scuttle her.
Further reading
- Frank Pearce - The Ship That Torpedoed Herself: HMS "Trinidad" (1975) ISBN 0904593029
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