▁Const ruction ▁and ▁career ▁K ash mir ▁was ▁laid ▁down ▁by ▁Th orn yc ro ft ▁in ▁South am pton ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁launched ▁on ▁ 4 ▁April ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁and ▁commission ed ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁company ▁with ▁the ▁destroy ers ▁ ▁and ▁, ▁K ash mir ▁attacked ▁the ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁Sea ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁November ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁forcing ▁the ▁U - bo at ▁to ▁sc utt le . ▁ ▁K ash mir ▁was ▁bom bed ▁and ▁s unk ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁by ▁German ▁Stu ka ▁d ive ▁bom bers ▁belonging ▁to ▁St G ▁ 2 ▁and ▁led ▁by ▁Hub ert us ▁Hit sch hold , ▁south ▁of ▁Cre te ▁in ▁position ▁. ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : J , ▁K ▁and ▁N - class ▁destroy ers ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁Category : Sh ips ▁built ▁in ▁South am pton ▁Category : 1 9 3 9 ▁ships ▁Category : World ▁War ▁II ▁destroy ers ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁Category : World ▁War ▁II ▁ship w re cks ▁in ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁Category : Mar itime ▁inc idents ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁Category : Sh ips ▁s unk ▁by ▁aircraft ▁during ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Cre te ▁Category : N aval ▁magazine ▁explos ions ▁Category : Sh ips ▁s unk ▁by ▁German ▁aircraft ▁Category