HMS Eglinton (L87)

HMS Eglinton (L87) was a Type I Hunt-class destroyer of the Royal Navy built by Vickers-Armstrongs on the River Tyne, and launched on 28 December 1939. She was adopted by the town of Alton, Hampshire, as part of the Warship Week campaign in 1942.

Service history
On commissioning in 1940 she completed work ups for service in Home waters, including the North Western approaches and the English Channel, which continued until 1944. During May 1944 she was nominated to provide cover for the allied landings in Normandy. Following this she continued duties in the English Channel and North sea.

After August 1945 she was decommissioned and placed in reserve at Harwich. On 24 June 1955 she was designated as a trials ship for exercise 'Sleeping Beauty' designed to test the state of ships held in reserve, and the time taken to bring them forward for service in the active fleet. She was sold for scrapping and arrived for scrapping at Blyth on 28 May 1956.