HMS Saumarez
Survived
| Type | Destroyer |
|---|---|
| Class | S |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 4 × 4.7-inch (120-mm) QF Mk IX guns (4×1) |
Flotilla leader. Hit by Scharnhorst at the North Cape, losing 11 men, but put a torpedo into her. Led the sinking of the Japanese cruiser Haguro in May 1945. Mined by Albania in the Corfu Channel in 1946 and not repaired.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 4 × 4.7-inch (120-mm) QF Mk IX guns (4×1)
- 2 × 40mm Bofors (1x2)
- 8 × 20 mm guns anti-aircraft guns
- 8 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (2×4)
| Builder | Hawthorn Leslie, Hebburn, Newcastle upon Tyne |
|---|---|
| Launched | 20 November 1942 |
| Commissioned | 1 July 1943 |
| Displacement | 1,730 tons (standard) |
| Length | 363 ft (111 m) |
| Speed | 36.75 knots (68.06 km/h; 42.29 mph) |
| Complement | 225 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
20 November 1942
Battle of the North Cape
Damaged
26 December 1943
Hit by Scharnhorst; 11 killed
Fate
Survived
Heavily damaged by mine on 22 October 1946
Written off as a constructive total loss and sold on 8 September 1950 for scrapping
Broken up in Charlestown, Fife in October 1950.