the Far East. FateEskimo was reduced to an accommodation and headquarters ship for minesweepers, wreck-disposal vessels, and salvage craft clearing the Thames and Medway estuaries in 1946. She was used as a target ship in the Gareloch, sold for scrap on 27 June 1949 and finally broken up at Troon. Museum holdingsEskimo's bell is in the collection of the National Maritime Museum. Imperial War Museums holds a range of material relating to Eskimo, including photographs, film, and an officially commissioned watercolour by Vivian Pitchforth showing Eskimo refitting at Durban. The National Museum of the Royal Navy holds a detailed ship model of Eskimo, built by Commander John West. West had served in Eskimo'' as navigating officer at Narvik. Her Pennant and Crest are on display at St Clares Church in Newton Aycliffe, Co Durham Notes References Tribal-class destroyers (1936) of the Royal Navy Ships built on the River Tyne 1937 ships World War II destroyers of the United Kingdom Ships built by Vickers Armstrong Maritime incidents in April 1940 Maritime incidents in July 1944