HMS ‘‌Grimsby’‌ at Malta 1935.

An original 1930s photo by The Grand Studio, Malta.

HMS ‘‌Grimsby’‌ (U16) was a Grimsby class sloop commissioned in 1933 and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea, north of Tobruk, on 25th May 1941 following attacks by Italian and German Ju 87 Stukas.

From the time of commissioning until 1939, HMS Grimsby was based in Hong Kong and carried out patrols along the coast of China.

Another ship now has the HMS Grimsby name – a Sandown class minehunter commissioned in 1999.