    {|    |} hms hunter was a h-class destroyer built for the royal navy in the mid-1930s. during the spanish civil war of 1936â1939 the ship enforced the arms blockade imposed on both sides by britain and france, until she struck a mine in may 1937. she was under repair for the next year and a half, after which she rejoined the mediterranean fleet. during the first few months of world war ii, hunter searched for german commerce raiders in the atlantic ocean until she was transferred back to britain in february 1940. returning to action in the norwegian campaign, she was sunk by german destroyers during the first battle of narvik in april 1940. ==description== hunter displaced  at standard load and  at deep load. the ship had an overall length of , a beam of  and a draught of . she was powered by parsons geared steam turbines, driving
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