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	HMS Scourge (G01) in 1943
History
United Kingdom
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
Identification	Pennant number: G01
Honours and; awards	Arctic 1943-45; Normandy 1944;
Badge	On a Field White. a cat-o-nine tails proper
History
Netherlands
Name	HNLMS Evertsen
Acquired	1 February 1946
Identification	D802
Fate	Scrapped from July 1963
General characteristics
Class and type	S-class destroyer
Displacement	1,730 tons (standard)
Length	363 ft (111 m)
Beam	35 ft (11 m)
Draught	14 ft (4.3 m)
Propulsion	list error: <br /> list (help); Two sets of Parsons geared turbines; 40,000 hp (30,000 kW)
Speed	36.75 knots (42.29 mph; 68.06 km/h)
Complement	225
Armament	list error: mixed text and list (help); 4 × 4.7-inch (120-mm) QF Mk IX guns (4×1); 2 × 40mm Bofors (1x2); 8 × 20 mm anti-aircraft guns; 8 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (2×4);

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

Service history

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.

Postwar

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.

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References

Raven, Alan; Roberts, John (1978). War Built Destroyers O to Z Classes. London: Bivouac Books. ISBN 0-85680-010-4.
Whitley, M. J. (1988). Destroyers of World War 2. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-326-1.

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-'''HMS ''Scourge'' (G01)''' was an [[S and T class destroyer|S-class]] [[destroyer]]. She was built by [[Cammell Laird]], [[Birkenhead]] and launched on 8 December 1942.
+'''HMS ''Scourge''''' was an [[S and T-class destroyer|S-class]] [[destroyer]]. She was built by [[Cammell Laird]], [[Birkenhead]] and launched on 8 December 1942.
+==Service history==
 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.
+===Postwar===
-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|none|''Evertsen'' (D802) at Yokosuka 1951.]]