HMS Grove (L77)

HMS Grove (L77) was a Hunt-class destroyer destroyer of the Royal Navy. She had been completed in early 1942 at the Swan Hunter yard at Wallsend-on-Tyne.

Initial success
Grove, along with other ships of the 2nd Escort Group, namely HMS Aldenham (L22), HMS Volunteer (D71) and HMS Leamington (G19), had sunk the German submarine GS U-587. This followed a 'Huff Duff' (High frequency Direction finding) interception.

Loss
While escorting convoy MW-11, Grove was hit by two torpedoes fired by GS U-77 (1940) on 12 June 1942. The ship sank with the loss of 110 men. The destroyer HMS Tetcott (L99) rescued 79 survivors. She had been returning to Alexandria from Tobruk, having run aground at Tobruk, damaging the port propeller shaft and the screw itself; her speed had been reduced to 8.5 kn.