HMAS Norman

Survived

Type	Destroyer
Class	N
War	Second World War
Main guns	6 × 4.7″ guns in 3 twin mounts

N-class destroyer owned by Britain and manned by Australians. Escorted the Vigorous convoy, took part in the invasion of Madagascar, and served with the Eastern and British Pacific Fleets. Returned to Britain in 1945 and broken up.

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Armament and specifications

Armament

3 × twin QF 4.7-inch (120 mm) Mk XII guns
1 × single QF 4-inch Mk V (102 mm) AA gun
4 × single 20 mm (0.8 in) Oerlikon AA guns
2 × twin QF 0.5-inch (12.7 mm) Mk III machineguns
1 × quintuple 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
45 × depth charges, 1 × rack, 2 × throwers

Builder	John I. Thornycroft & Company
Laid down	27 July 1939
Launched	30 October 1940
Commissioned	29 September 1941
Displacement	1,773 long tons (1,801 t) (standard) 2,384 long tons (2,422 t) (deep load)
Length	356 ft 6 in (108.7 m) (o/a)
Speed	36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Complement	183

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

30 October 1940

Operation Vigorous

Survived

13–16 June 1942

Fate

Survived

Broken up for scrap