HMS Afridi

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Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Afridi, after the ethnic group, the Afridi:

HMS Afridi (1907) was a Tribal-class destroyer launched in 1907 and sold in 1919. She was wrecked in 1920.
HMS Afridi (F07) was a Tribal-class destroyer launched in 1937. She was sunk by German air attack in 1940.

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HMS Afridi was one of 16 Tribal-class destroyers built for the Royal Navy shortly before the beginning of Second World War in 1939. Completed in 1938 the ship was initially assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet where she served as a flotilla leader. Afridi was briefly involved enforcing the arms blockade on the combatants in the Spanish Civil War. The ship returned home shortly after the start of the Second World War and was assigned convoy escort duties. She played an active role in the Norwegian Campaign of April–May 1940, escorting convoys to and from Norway. Afridi was sunk by German dive bombers on 3 May as she was escorting the evacuation convoy after the failure of the Namsos Campaign.

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