HMS Hurricane (H06)

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HMS Hurricane was a Royal Navy Havant class destroyer. Hurricane was launched on 29 September 1939 and sunk by U-415 on 24 December 1943, north-east of Azores in position 45º10'N, 22º05'W.

The ship had previously been bombed and sunk in a German air raid on Liverpool during the night of 7 May - 8 May 1941. It was raised, repaired and returned to service in January 1942. [1]

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Coordinates: 45°10′N 22°05′W / 45.167, -22.083