, ▁she ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁West ▁German ▁Navy , ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁training ▁ship ▁for ▁the ▁German ▁Naval ▁G unn ery ▁school ▁until ▁scra pped ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁HMS ▁Oak ley ▁was ▁ordered ▁from ▁Y arrow s ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁December ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁one ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁Type ▁II ▁H unt - class ▁destroy ers ▁ordered ▁from ▁various ▁ship build ers ▁on ▁that ▁date , ▁( including ▁two ▁from ▁Y arrow s ). ▁The ▁Hun ts ▁were ▁meant ▁to ▁fill ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ' s ▁need ▁for ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁small ▁destroy er - type ▁vessels ▁capable ▁of ▁both ▁con voy ▁esc ort ▁and ▁operations ▁with ▁the ▁fleet . ▁The ▁Type ▁II ▁Hun ts ▁differ ed ▁from ▁the ▁earlier ▁ships ▁in ▁having ▁increased ▁beam ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁improve ▁stability ▁and ▁carry ▁the ▁ships ' ▁originally ▁intended ▁arm ament . ▁ ▁The ▁ship ▁intended ▁to ▁be ▁HMS ▁T ick ham ▁was ▁laid ▁down ▁at ▁Y arrow ' s ▁Scot st oun , ▁Glasgow ▁ship yard ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁with ▁construction ▁being ▁badly ▁delayed ▁by ▁German ▁bomb ing ▁of ▁the ▁ship yard . ▁On ▁ 3 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁it ▁was ▁agreed ▁that ▁the ▁original ▁Oak ley , ▁under ▁construction ▁by ▁V ick ers - Arm strong ▁on ▁the ▁Ty ne , ▁would ▁be ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Polish ▁Navy ▁as ▁the ▁, ▁with ▁ ▁T ick ham ▁being ▁renamed