HMS Scourge (G01)

HMS Scourge (G01) in 1943
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Scourge
Ordered9 January 1941
BuilderCammell Laird, Birkenhead
Laid down26 June 1941
Launched8 December 1942
Commissioned14 July 1943
Out of serviceSold to the Royal Netherlands Navy on 1 February 1946
IdentificationPennant number: G01
Honours and
awards
BadgeOn a Field White. a cat-o-nine tails proper
Netherlands
NameHNLMS Evertsen
Acquired1 February 1946
IdentificationD802
FateScrapped from July 1963
General characteristics
Class and typeS-class destroyer
Displacement
Length362 ft 9 in (110.6 m) (o/a)
Beam35 ft 9 in (10.9 m)
Draught14 ft 6 in (4.4 m) (deep)
Installed power
Propulsion2 × shafts; 2 × Parsons geared steam turbines
Speed36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Range4,675 nmi (8,658 km; 5,380 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Radar Type 290 air warning
  • Radar Type 285 ranging & bearing
Armament

HMS Scourge was an S-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy during the Second World War. The ship was sold to the Netherlands postwar, where it saw action in the Korean War and the West New Guinea dispute.