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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HMS Saumarez canonical 2

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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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