HMS Avon Vale

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HMS Avon Vale was a British Hunt-class escort destroyer of the Royal Navy that served in convoy protection and anti-submarine roles during the Second World War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hunt-class escort destroyer
Royal Navy warship
allegiance Allies of World War II
armamentType anti-aircraft guns
depth charges
naval guns
torpedoes
category Escort destroyers
Hunt-class destroyers of the Royal Navy
World War II destroyers of the United Kingdom
conflict Second World War
linked to: World War II
country United Kingdom
designedFor coastal escort duties
convoy protection in restricted waters
era World War II era
hasCapability anti-aircraft defense
anti-submarine detection
convoy screening
surface combat
militaryBranch British Armed Forces
namedAfter River Avon and River Vale (British rivers)
linked to: River Avon
navalEnsign White Ensign
operator Royal Navy
partOf British convoy system
Royal Navy escort forces
primaryTheaterOfOperations Atlantic Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
purpose anti-submarine convoy defense
protection of Allied shipping
support of naval operations against Axis powers
role anti-submarine warfare
convoy escort
serviceBranch Royal Navy
shipClass Hunt-class destroyer
Hunt-class escort destroyer
shipType destroyer
escort destroyer
task anti-submarine patrols
anti-surface raider patrols
escort of troop convoys
protection of merchant convoys
usedDuring Battle of the Atlantic
Mediterranean naval operations

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Operation Substance includedShip HMS Avon Vale