ABERCROMBIE was an upgraded version of elder cousin ship ROBERTS. The initial main gun turret ended up being extra from FURIOUS, fitted with two 15 inch firearms kind Mark I/N. Other improvements included bigger liveable space, more artillery reserve and increased engine room deck depth. ABERCROMBIE had been also equipped with four twin 102mm 45 calibre Mk V dual rapid-fire guns, sixteen British 40mm 2-pounder "pom-pom" cannon and twenty US 20mm Oerlikon weapons. In 1943 ABERCROMBIE was granted Battle Honours for promotions in the Mediterranean at SicilyandSalerno. Post war ABERCROMBIE had been moored in the River Medway for a long time as an accommodation ship and ended up being sold for scrap in 1954.
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