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|Ship caption=HMS ''Scourge'' (G01) in 1943
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|Ship builder=[[Cammell Laird]], [[Birkenhead]]
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|Ship laid down=26 June 1941
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|Ship name=HNLMS ''Evertsen'' (D802)
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|Ship displacement=1,730 tons (standard)
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* [[Arctic convoys of World War II|Arctic]] 1943-45
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* [[Operation Neptune|Normandy]] 1944
* [[Operation Neptune|Normandy]] 1944
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She was at sea during the [[Battle of North Cape]] in 1943, escorting the Russia-bound [[Arctic convoys of World War II|Arctic convoy]] [[Convoy JW 55B|JW 55B]]. She took no part in the fighting.
She was at sea during the [[Battle of North Cape]] in 1943, escorting the Russia-bound [[Arctic convoys of World War II|Arctic convoy]] [[Convoy JW 55B|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). During the [[Korean War]] she was part of the diverse Task Force 96 in the [[US Seventh Fleet]], and saw service during the [[Battle of Pusan Perimeter]]. She was converted to a fast frigate in 1957 and was scrapped at [[Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht]] from July 1963.
She was sold to the [[Royal Netherlands Navy]] on 1 February 1946 and was renamed HNLMS ''Evertsen'' (D802). During the [[Korean War]] she was part of the diverse Task Force 96 in the [[US Seventh Fleet]], and saw service during the [[Battle of Pusan Perimeter]]. She was converted to a fast frigate in 1957 and was scrapped at [[Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht]] from July 1963.


[[File:Dutch destroyer Evertsen (D802) at Yokosuka 1951.jpg|thumb|left|''Evertsen'' (D802) at Yokosuka 1951.]]
[[File:Dutch destroyer Evertsen (D802) at Yokosuka 1951.jpg|thumb|none|''Evertsen'' (D802) at Yokosuka 1951.]]


==Notes==
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[[Category:S-class destroyers of the Royal Netherlands Navy]]
[[Category:S-class destroyers of the Royal Netherlands Navy]]
[[Category:Allied vessels involved in Operation Neptune]]
[[Category:Allied vessels involved in Operation Neptune]]



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Revision as of 21:19, 11 September 2013

HMS Scourge (G01) in 1943
History
Royal Navy Ensign
NameHMS Scourge
Ordered9 January 1941
BuilderCammell Laird, Birkenhead
Laid down26 June 1941
Launched8 December 1942
Commissioned14 July 1943
Out of serviceSold to the Royal Netherlands Navy on 1 February 1946
History
Royal Netherlands Navy EnsignNetherlands
NameHNLMS Evertsen (D802)
Acquired1 February 1946
FateScrapped from July 1963
General characteristics
Displacement1,730 tons (standard)
Length363 ft (111 m)
Beam35 ft (11 m)
Draught14 ft (4.3 m)
Propulsionlist error: <br /> list (help)
Two sets of Parsons geared turbines
40,000 hp
Speed36.75 knots (42.29 mph; 68.06 km/h)
Complement225
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
Noteslist error: <br /> list (help)
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). During the Korean War she was part of the diverse Task Force 96 in the US Seventh Fleet, and saw service during the Battle of Pusan Perimeter. She was converted to a fast frigate in 1957 and was scrapped at Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht from July 1963.

Evertsen (D802) at Yokosuka 1951.

Notes

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.


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