Were any Tribal Class destroyers sunk?

12 of the 16 British Tribals were sunk during the war: 5 by air attack, 4 by torpedo, 1 by surface gunfire, 1 by shore batteries & 1 in collision. HAIDA’s sister ship ATHABASKAN was torpedoed & sunk by a German destroyer. HAIDA came close many times: Battle of North Cape with German battlecruiser SCHARNHORST (11 inch guns); shot at by submarines while escorting RA-66 from Vaenga (Severomorsk) in 1945; when ATHABASKAN was sunk. The RCN lost thirty-eight warships sunk or damaged beyond repair and 72 Canadian (including Nfld) merchant ships were sunk during WWII.

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