Episode 1156
HMS Matapan (D43)
Fri, 2020-Jul-03 00:02 UTC
Length - 1:34
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The random article for Friday, 3 July 2020 is HMS Matapan (D43).
HMS Matapan (D43) was a later or 1943 Battle-class fleet destroyer of the Royal Navy (RN). She was named after the Battle of Cape Matapan between the Royal Navy and the Regia Marina, which ended in a decisive victory for the RN force, resulting in the destruction of three cruisers and two destroyers of the Italian Navy and was a heavy blow to the Italians. So far, she has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear that name.
She was placed in reserve on completion of her sea trials and would remain in such a state for a lengthy period of time, ultimately seeing service in the 1970s as a sonar trials ship. In the process she outlived all her fleetmates in Royal Navy service.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:02 UTC on Friday, 3 July 2020.
For the full current version of the article, see HMS Matapan (D43) on Wikipedia.
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