ABERCROMBIE was an upgraded type of elder general ship ROBERTS. The initial primary gun turret ended up being additional from FURIOUS, fitted with two 15 inches firearms type Mark I/N. Other improvements included bigger liveable area, more artillery reserve and increased engine room deck depth. ABERCROMBIE had been indeed additionally made with four twin 102mm 45 calibre Mk V dual rapid-fire tools, sixteen Uk 40mm 2-pounder "pom-pom" cannon and twenty United States 20mm Oerlikon tools. In 1943 ABERCROMBIE have been awarded Battle Honours for promotions in Mediterranean at SicilyandSalerno. Post war ABERCROMBIE was indeed moored within the River Medway for quite a while as an accommodation ship and ended up for sale for scrap in 1954.
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