HMS Saumarez

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HMS Saumarez was a British Royal Navy S-class destroyer that saw significant action during World War II, including Arctic convoy escort duties and major naval engagements.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Navy destroyer
S-class destroyer
armedConflict Second World War
linked to: World War II
battleHonour Aegean 1944
Arctic 1943–44
Burma 1945
East Indies 1945
English Channel 1944
Japan 1945
Normandy 1944
linked to: D-Day

North Cape 1943
Okinawa 1945
builder Hawthorn Leslie and Company
causeOfDamage mine explosion
class S-class
commissioned 1943
country United Kingdom
dateOfIncident 22 October 1946
duty Arctic convoy escort
engagedShip German battleship Scharnhorst
fate not repaired after Corfu Channel damage
scrapped
incident Corfu Channel incident
laidDown 1941
launched 1942
locationOfIncident Corfu Channel
linked to: Strait of Corfu
namedAfter Admiral James Saumarez, 1st Baron de Saumarez
linked to: James de Saumarez
operator Royal Navy
participatedIn Battle of North Cape
Normandy landings
linked to: Battle of Normandy

Operation Goodwood
Operation Mascot
Operation Tungsten
partOf British Pacific Fleet
Home Fleet
pennantNumber G12
postwarService Mediterranean Fleet
resultOfIncident heavy casualties
severe hull damage
role convoy escort
destroyer
fleet screening ship
scrappedIn 1950s
serviceEntry World War II
theatre Arctic Ocean
Indian Ocean
North Atlantic
Pacific Ocean

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