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In February 1940, Antelope sank U-41 in the
South West Approaches . The U-boat had attacked an outward-boundconvoy on February 5 and sunk Beaverburn. It was the only U-boat at sea at the time in the area and was the first to be sunk underwater by a single destroyer.
In April 1940, Antelope escorted the French ship Emile Bertin, flagship of Admiral Derrien, to Scapa Flow after it was damaged off Namsos, Norway.
On June 13, 1940, Antelope collided with Electra off Trondheim, Norway, and had to return to the Tyne for repair. She then returned to her base at HarwichThis article is about the town in England. For other uses of the name, see Harwich (disambiguation). Harwich is a town in Essex, England, located on the coast with the North Sea to the east. It is in the Tendring district. Nearby places include Felixstowe.
In August 1940, Antelope sailed in convoy to take part in Operation Menace , the raid on DakarDakar (2,079,000 inhabitants (2000)) is the capital city of Senegal, located at the country's Atlantic coast. Its position, on western edge of Africa, is an advantageous departure point for trans-Atlantic and European trade; this fact aided its growth int, but after HMS Fiji was torpedoed on September 1September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). There are 121 days remaining. Events 5509 BC The world was created, according to the Byzantine calendar. 327 start of first indiction cycle 1715 King Louis XIV of France dies after a reign of 1940, she escorted her back to the Clyde, Scotland.
On October 31October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 61 days remaining. Events 475 Romulus Augustus was proclaimed Roman Emperor. 1517 Protestant Reformation: Martin Luther posts his 95 theses on the door of the Wi, 1940, Antelope sank U-31 off northwestern Ireland. She rescued 43 survivors and returned them to the Clyde.
In May 1941, in the chase for the German battleship Bismarck after the battle of the Denmark Strait, Antelope searched for survivors from the sinking of HMS Hood and was escort to HMS Victorious.
In August 1941, Antelope took part in Operation Gauntlet, an operation that succeeded in destroying the coaling facilities on Spitzbergen, thus denying the coal to the enemy.
In 1942 and 1943, Antelope participated in various operations to get supplies to Malta, including Operation Pedestal in August 1943. In March 1943, she escorted Empress of Canada, but the liner was sunk on March 13. In 1944 she conducted numerous patrols and anti-submarine operations. In August 1945, she returned to the United Kingdom. In 1946, she was sold and broken up by Hughes, Bolkow .