S-class destroyer, flotilla leader. With the East Indies Fleet. In May 1945 she was with the destroyers that sank the heavy cruiser Haguro in the Malacca Strait. Not credited to one ship.
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Saumarez
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
|---|---|
| Hull | G12 |
| Builder | Hawthorn Leslie, Hebburn |
| Launched | 1942-11-20 |
| Commissioned | 1943-07-01 |
| Fate | Afloat. Survived the war. Broken up in 1950. |
Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.