HMS Swift (G46)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Swift.

History
United Kingdom
NameSwift
Ordered9 January 1941
BuilderJ. Samuel White, Cowes
Yard number1922
Laid down12 June 1942
Launched15 June 1943
Commissioned12 December 1943
IdentificationPennant number G46
FateSunk by mine on 24 June 1944
General characteristics
Class and typeS-class destroyer
Displacement1,710 tons
Length362 ft 9 in (110.57 m)
Beam35 ft 9 in (10.90 m)
Draught10 ft 0 in (3.05 m)
Installed power40,000 shp
Propulsion

HMS Swift was an S-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy in the Second World War.[1] The ship belonged to the January 1941 order of the Royal Navy from the War Emergency program. The destroyer was launched from the shipyard J. Samuel White in Cowes on 15 June 1943 and was put into service on 12 December 1943.

In early 1944 Swift saw service escorting Arctic Convoys to and from the Kola Inlet.[2] The ship participated in the Normandy landings providing fire support. She was sunk off Sword Beach by mine on 24 June 1944 with 53 casualties.[2]

  1. ^ "HMS Swift – G46". DDay-Overlord. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b Mason, Geoffrey B. (11 August 2011). "HMS SWIFT (G 46) – S-class Destroyer: including Convoy Escort Movements". Service Histories of Royal Navy Warships in World War 2. NavalHistory.net. Retrieved 6 June 2019.