HMS Savage
Survived
| Type | Destroyer |
|---|---|
| Class | S |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 2 × 4.5-inch (114 mm) QF Mk III guns (1×2) |
Destroyer with a trial twin 4.5-inch turret. Torpedoed Scharnhorst at the North Cape. Scrapped in 1962.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 2 × 4.5-inch (114 mm) QF Mk III guns (1×2)
- 2 × 4.5-inch (114 mm) QF Mk IV guns (2×1)
- 12 × 20 mm anti-aircraft guns (5x2 and 2x1)
- 8 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (2×4)
- 4 x depth charge throwers with 70 to 130 depth charges
| Builder | R&W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co, Hebburn |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 7 December 1941 |
| Launched | 24 September 1942 |
| Displacement | 1,710 long tons (1,737 t) (standard nominal) 1,780 long tons (1,809 t) (actual) 2,505 long tons (2,545 t) (deep load) |
| Length | 339 ft 6 in (103.48 m) pp 362 ft 9 in (110.57 m) oa |
| Speed | 36.75 knots (68.06 km/h; 42.29 mph) |
| Complement | 179 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
24 September 1942
Battle of the North Cape
Survived
26 December 1943
Torpedo hits
Fate
Survived
Broken up in Newport on 11 April 1962.