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HMS Eskimo (F75) was a British destroyer from the interwar period and World War II. The keel for this unit was laid in 1936, the launch took place in September 1937, and entry into service in the Royal Navy - in 1938. The total length of the ship at the time of launching was 115 meters and a width of 11.13 meters. Full displacement reached approx. 2,500 tons, and the maximum speed was approx. 36 knots. The armament at the time of launching consisted of, among other things, four twin 120 mm guns, a 40 mm gun and a quadruple 533 mm torpedo tube.
HMS Eskimo (F75) was one of the Tribal-class destroyers (another name: Afridi-class). These types of ships were initially designed as light cruisers and only later developed as destroyers. Units of this type were characterized by a relatively high displacement, they also emphasized strong artillery at the expense of - for example - limited torpedo armament. They were also characterized by a good maximum speed and high seaworthiness. Later they also received ASDICs, which significantly increased their anti-submarine anti-submarine (ZOP) capabilities. They are quite commonly considered successful units with high combat value. One of the destroyers of this type was just HMS Eskimo (F75), which was built at the Vickers Armstrong shipyard in Newcastle upon Tyne, Great Britain. The destroyer traveled a long and glorious combat route during World War II. It began in 1940 with the participation of HMS Eskimo in the Battle of Narvik. In 1942, the destroyer covered both the Arctic convoys headed for the USSR and those headed for Malta. At the turn of 1942/1943, the unit operated in the Mediterranean Sea, and in July 1943 it supported the Allied landing in Sicily. A year later, it also supported a similar operation in Normandy. However, at the end of 1944, HMS Eskimo was transferred to the Far East, where he served until the end of the war. The unit was decommissioned in 1949.