The destroyer HMS Scourge (G 01) of the Royal Navy.
Technical information
| Type | Destroyer |
| Displacement | 1710 BRT |
| Length | 363 feet |
| Complement | 180 men |
| Armament | As designed; 4 4.5" guns (4x1) 2 40mm AA (1x2) 6 20mm AA (2x2, 2x1) 8 21" torpedo tubes |
| Max speed | 37 knots |
| Engines | Geared turbines, 2 shafts |
| Power | 40000 HP |
| Notes on class | The S Class destroyers were built as the 5th Emergency Flotilla and consisted of 8 ships. HMS Savage carried a twin 4.5" gun turret in 'A' position. This was an experimental turret designed to be fitted in the 'Battle'-class destroyers. Savage had no single 4.5" gun fitted in 'B' position, So like her sisters she had also 4 4.5" guns fitted. |
All ships of the S class
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 | HMS Savage (G 20) | |
| | HMS Scorpion (ii) (G 72) | |
| | HMS Scourge (G 01) | |
| HMS Serapis (G 94) | ||
| HMS Shark (ii) (G 03) (Became the Norwegian destroyer Svenner.) | ||
| HMS Success (G 26) (Became the Norwegian destroyer Stord) | ||
| | HMS Swift (G 46) | Lost on 24 Jun 1944 |
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| | HNoMS Stord (G 26) (ex. HMS Success (G 26)) | |
| HNoMS Svenner (G 03) (ex. HMS Shark (G 03)) | Lost on 6 Jun 1944 | |
Flotilla leader | ||
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| | HMS Saumarez (G 12) | |
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