on Pag. On returning from this operation, Aldenham struck a mine and sank SE of Pola. Atherstone picked up 63 survivors, but 126 were killed. On 23 September 1945 Atherstone sailed from the Mediterranean for Britain and was paid off into the reserve at Portsmouth. In 1953 she was transferred to Cardiff, remaining in extended reserve. On 23 November 1957, Atherstone was transferred to the British Iron & Steel Corporation for disposal, and was towed to Port Glasgow for scrapping by Smith & Houston. Notes Footnotes Publications 1939 ships Ships built on the River Mersey Hunt-class destroyers of the Royal Navy World War II destroyers of the United Kingdom