The first HMS Wessex (D43) was a W-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service in the final months of World War I and the early months of World War II.

HMS Wessex (D43) was an Admiralty W-class destroyer launched in 1918 and sunk in 1940 in an air attack off Calais. HMS Wessex was to have been a Z-class destroyer, but was renamed HMS Zenith prior to launch.

Wessex HMS (D43) was built in 1918 by Hawthorn Leslie as one of the so-called W-Class destroyers a repeat of the V-class, she was launched on March 12, 1918.

HMS Wessex (D43) was sunk by the Luftwaffe off Calais in May 1940. The new HMS Wessex (R78) served in the Home Fleet until after the Normandy Landings, and was then transferred to the Eastern Fleet and then the Pacific Fleet.

The first HMS Wessex (D43) was a W-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service in the final months of World War I and the early months of World War II.

Oct 9, 2017 · On 24 May 1940 HMS Wessex (Lt.Cdr. William Archibald Rosebery Cartwright, RN) was bombed and sunk off Calais by German aircraft. The wreck lies in 35 meters of water in position 51º00'54"N, 01º45'50"E.

The first HMS Wessex (D43) was a W-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service in the final months of World War I and the early months of World War II.

At 16.20 the Allied vessels opened fire on enemy armoured column at Sangatte Hill, west of Calais. 10 minutes later they were attacked by 27 German airplanes which hit and sank HMS Wessex. HMS Vimiera managed to escape. Then the entire enemy air group concentrated on the Polish destroyer.

The first HMS Wessex (D43) was a W-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service in the final months of World War I and the early months of World War II. Construction and commissioning Wessex was ordered on 9 December 1916 as part of the 10th Destroyer Order of the 1916-1917 Naval Programme [1] and was laid down by Hawthorn Leslie ...

Name : HMS Wessex Laid Down : 2nd May 1917 Launched : 12th March 1918 Completed : 11th May 1918 Type : Destroyer Class : W or Wakeful Builder : Hawthorn Leslie Country : UK Pennants : D32, F32, D43, I43 Fate : Sunk 24th May 1940.