HMS Scorpion

HMS Scorpion was an S-class destroyer of the Royal Navy, the eleventh of her name, commissioned on 11 May 1943. Initially she was to be named Sentinel, but this was changed following the loss of the Dragonfly-class river gunboat Scorpion in the Bangka Strait in February 1942. She served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War, mostly in the Arctic Ocean, and fought in the Battle of North Cape. She was sold to the Netherlands in 1945 and scrapped in 1963.

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1943 — 1963  Wikimedia, Wikidata
G72; HNLMS Kortenaer
length 110.6 metre, mass 1710 tonne, beam 10.9 metre, draft 4.32 metre, speed 36.75 knot, 4 cannon, 
S and T-class destroyer, destroyer, Royal Netherlands Navy, Royal Navy, Cammell Laird, United Kingdom, 

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Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,

1943-05-11T00:00:00Z

1963-01-01T00:00:00Z

1943 — 1963 HMS Scorpion

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1943-12-26T00:00:00Z

1943-12-26T00:00:00Z

Battle of the North Cape

1941-06-19T00:00:00Z

1941-06-19T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1945-08-16T00:00:00Z

1945-08-16T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1943-05-11T00:00:00Z

1943-05-11T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1942-08-26T00:00:00Z

1942-08-26T00:00:00Z

ship launching

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Frameless

HMS Scorpion (G72) in June 1944

Bezoek van admiraal Hewitt aan Nederland, Bestanddeelnr 900-9222

Bezoek van admiraal Hewitt aan Nederland, Bestanddeelnr 900-9223

Bezoek van admiraal Hewitt aan Nederland, Bestanddeelnr 900-9221

HMS Scorpion (ship, 1942 (G72)) later named, HNLMS Kortenaar (1945)

HMS Scorpion (G72)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		naval-history.net page@		Wikidata
link	page		uboat.net page@		Wikidata
commons	image		HMS Scorpion (G72) in June 1944		Commons
commons	image		Bezoek van admiraal Hewitt aan Nederland, Bestanddeelnr 900-9222		Commons
commons	image		Bezoek van admiraal Hewitt aan Nederland, Bestanddeelnr 900-9223		Commons
commons	image		Bezoek van admiraal Hewitt aan Nederland, Bestanddeelnr 900-9221		Commons
commons	image		HMS Scorpion (ship, 1942 (G72)) later named, HNLMS Kortenaar (1945)		Commons
commons	image		HMS Scorpion (G72)		Commons