HMS Kelvin (F37)
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HMS Kelvin (F37) was a K-class destroyer of the Royal Navy laid down by the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Limited, at Govan in Scotland on 5 October 1937, launched on 19 January 1939 and commissioned on 27 November 1939. She survived the war and was sold for scrap on 6 April 1949 and broken up at Troon in Scotland.
She fought in several theatres during the war. Notable events include an intense period in the Mediterranean in which several members of her crew were decorated for their part in destroying enemy ships and aircraft in 1942, and, in 1944, transporting Winston Churchill to the D-Day beaches.