HMS Simoom

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HMS Simoom was an R-class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy during World War I. Launched on 30 October 1916, the vessel operated as part of the Harwich Force until torpedoed by the German destroyer S50 on 23 January 1917. The ship's magazine exploded and 47 people died. The name was reused by the first S-class destroyer, Simoom, launched on 26 January 1918.

1916-05-23T00:00:00Z
1916-05-23T00:00:00Z
keel laying
1916-12-22T00:00:00Z
1916-12-22T00:00:00Z
ship commissioning
1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
ship launching
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