HMS Kelvin was a K-class destroyer of the Royal Navy laid down by the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Limited, at Govan in Scotland on 5 October 1937, launched on 19 January 1939 and commissioned on 27 November 1939 with the pennant number F37.

HMS KELVIN remained in the Mediterranean after VJ Day and continued support duties and Fleet training exercises. She was nominated for reduction to reserve status and returned to UK to Pay-off and prepare for acceptance into the Reserve Fleet.

At daylight, 21 May, Force A 1 (Warspite, Valiant, HMAS Napier, HMS Hereward, HMS Hero, HMS Hotspur, HMS Griffin and HMS Decoy) was 60 miles west of the Antikithera Channel, steering to the south-east to meet Force D (HMS Orion, HMS Ajax, HMS Dido, HMS Isis, HMS Imperial, HMS Janus and HMS Kimberley), which sighted nothing during the night and ...

The HMS Kelvin was launched on 19 January 1939 and entered service on 27 November of the same year. As part of the 5th squadron of destroyer in September 1940, it escorted convoys in the English Channel and the Mediterranean Sea and participated in numerous engagements.

HMS Kelvin (F37) was a K-class destroyer of the Royal Navy laid down by the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Limited, at Govan in Scotland on 5 October 1937, launched on 19 January 1939 and commissioned on 27 November 1939. She fought in several theatres during the war.

The HMS Kelvin (F37) is a member of the K-class destroyer family. The Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Limited laid the HMS Kelvin down at Govan, Scotland, on October 5, 1937. She was launched on January 19, 1939, and put into service on November 27, 1939, bearing the pennant number F37.

DECEMBER 1940, ON BOARD HMS KELVIN. EIGHTEEN MEN STANDING ON THE DECK OF A NEUTRAL CARGO BOAT, CHEERED THE KELVIN AS IT CAME TO RESCUE THEM, AND END FIVE MONTHS OF ADVENTURES FOR THIRTEEN OF THE EIGHTEEN RESCUED MEN. THE THIRTEEN WERE MEMBERS OF THE 51ST HIGHLAND DIVISION WHO WERE CAPTURED IN JUNE 1940 DURING THE GERMAN ADVANCE ON THE SOMME.

Vessel name on Arrival: HMS Kelvin. Original Builder: Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Ltd of Govan, Glasgow. Original Yard No: 668. Official Number: Vessel Type: destroyer. GRT: 1690. Year Built: 1939. Arrival Date: 29/03/1949. Breakup Started: 30/03/1949. Date First Beached: 26/07/1949. Date Breakup Completed: 23/08/1949.

The K class, HMS Kelvin (F37) was a British destroyer of the K class, built for the Royal Navy during the Second World War. Designed as a follow-up to the preceding J class, the ship was designed as a Tribal-class destroyer with more focus on guns and less focus on torpedoes.

Name : HMS Kelvin Laid Down : 5th October 1937 Launched : 19th January 1939 Completed : 27th November 1939 Type : Destroyer Class : K Builder : Fairfield Country : UK Pennants : F37, G37 Fate : Sold 6th April 1949.