Allied Warships

HMS Havant (H 32)

Destroyer of the Havant class

Navy	The Royal Navy
Type	Destroyer
Class	Havant
Pennant	H 32
Built by	J.S. White & Co. (Cowes, U.K.)
Ordered
Laid down	30 Mar 1938
Launched	17 Jul 1939
Commissioned	19 Dec 1939
Lost	1 Jun 1940
Loss position	51° 08'N, 2° 15'E

History	Requisitioned by the Royal Navy on 4 September 1939 while being built for the Brazilian Navy. Named HMS Havant. HMS Havant (Lt.Cdr. Anthony Frank Burnell-Nugent, DSC, RN) was heavily damaged by German aircraft off Dunkirk during the evacutation there. Havant was sunk by the minesweeper HMS Saltash (Lt.Cdr. T.R. Fowke, RN). The wreck lies in 27 meters of water in position 51º07'57"N, 02º15'44"E.
Former name	Brazilian Javary

Commands listed for HMS Havant (H 32)

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	Commander	From	To
1	Lt.Cdr. Anthony Frank Burnell-Nugent, RN	21 Nov 1939	1 Jun 1940

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Notable events involving Havant include:

16 Mar 1940
HMS Tarpon (Lt.Cdr. H.J. Caldwell, RN) departed the Clyde area for Portsmouth. She was escorted by HMS Havelock (Capt. E.B.K. Stevens, DSC, RN) and HMS Havant (Lt.Cdr. A.F. Burnell-Nugent, RN). (1)

17 Apr 1940
HMS Repulse (Capt. E.J. Spooner, DSO, RN), HMS Havelock (Capt. E.B.K. Stevens, DSC, RN), HMS Havant (Lt.Cdr. A.F. Burnell-Nugent, RN) and HMS Fame (Cdr. P.N. Walter, RN) departed Scapa Flow to provide cover for the French troop convoy FP 1 to Narvik.

22 Apr 1940
HMS Repulse (Capt. E.J. Spooner, DSO, RN), HMS Havelock (Capt. E.B.K. Stevens, DSC, RN), HMS Havant (Lt.Cdr. A.F. Burnell-Nugent, RN) and HMS Fame (Cdr. P.N. Walter, RN) arrived at Scapa Flow.