HMS Scourge (G01)

HMS Scourge (G01) in 1943
History
Name	HMS Scourge
Ordered	9 January 1941
Builder	Cammell Laird, Birkenhead
Laid down	26 June 1941
Launched	8 December 1942
Commissioned	14 July 1943
Out of service	Sold to the Royal Netherlands Navy on 1 February 1946
History
Netherlands
Name	HNLMS Evertsen (D802)
Acquired	1 February 1946
Fate	Scrapped from July 1963
General characteristics
Displacement	1,730 tons (standard)
Length	363 ft (111 m)
Beam	35 ft (11 m)
Draught	14 ft (4.3 m)
Propulsion	Two sets of Parsons geared turbines 40,000 hp
Speed	36.75 knots (42.29 mph; 68.06 km/h)
Complement	225
Armament	4 x 4.7in 2 x 40 mm anti-aircraft guns 8 x 20 mm anti-aircraft guns 8 x 21 in torpedo tubes
Notes	Badge: On a Field White. a cat-o-nine tails proper. Pennant number: G01

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Scourge and HNLMS Evertsen.

HMS Scourge (G01) was an S-class destroyer. She was built by Cammell Laird, Birkenhead and launched on 8 December 1942.

She was at sea during the Battle of North Cape in 1943, escorting the Russia-bound Arctic convoy JW 55B. She took no part in the fighting.

She was sold to the Royal Netherlands Navy on 1 February 1946 and was renamed HNLMS Evertsen (D802). She was converted to a fast frigate in 1957 and was scrapped at Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht from July 1963.

Evertsen (D802) at Yokosuka 1951.

References

• Raven, Alan (1978). War Built Destroyers O to Z Classes. London: Bivouac Books. ISBN 0-85680-010-4. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
• Whitley, M. J. (1988). Destroyers of World War 2. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-326-1.