come to Adriass rescue, also hit a mine and sunk taking 133 men with her. In spite of the damage suffered, Adrias took on the survivors of Hurworth (among them her CO) and managed to reach the nearby coast of Gümüşlük in neutral Turkey with 21 men of her crew dead and 30 wounded. After some minor repairs, the ship sailed on 1 December for Alexandria, despite her missing bow. After a trip of , of which 300 were within the range of Luftwaffe's Junkers Ju 88 bombers based in occupied Greece, (the threat of them forced her to sail only at night despite her limited maneuverability), she managed to reach Alexandria on 6 December (day of the Feast of St. Nicholas, patron saint of seamen) where she was enthusiastically greeted by the British Fleet and other Allied ships. This achievement was considered a brilliant example of seamanship, and provided a morale boost to the Royal Hellenic Navy and other allied ships in the Mediterranean. After the liberation of Greece from the Germans, Adrias, with her bow temporarily repaired, arrived in Faliro with the rest of the ships of the Hellenic Fleet. The ship was never fully repaired due to the termination of war operations in the Mediterranean and sailed to England where she was returned to the Royal Navy. Of the same class of ships serving in the Hellenic Navy were: Adrias (D06) formerly (loaned to Hellenic Navy as a replacement of this ship), Hastings formerly loaned to Hellenic Navy in 1946, Kanaris built as , Miaoulis built as , Pindos built as . The Hellenic Navy gave the same name to commemorate this ship to Standard type frigate Adrias (F-459) in 1994. References Publications External links Relevant Hellenic Navy page Relevant UBoat net page Hunt-class destroyers of the Royal Navy Ships built by Swan Hunter 1942 ships World War II destroyers of the United Kingdom Hunt-class destroyers of the Hellenic Navy World War II destroyers of Greece Maritime incidents in October 1943