HMS Imperial (D09)
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HMS Imperial (D09) was an I-class destroyer laid down by R. and W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Company, Limited, at Hebburn-on-Tyne on 22 January 1936, launched on 11 December 1936 and commissioned on 30 June 1937. During the battle of Crete Imperial was attacked by German aircraft as she evacuated British forces from Crete. She was so severely damaged that she was declared a complete loss and sunk off the north coast of Crete on 29 May 1941 by Hotspur.
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