HMS Savage was an S-class destroyer of the Royal Navy, launched on 24 September 1942 and completed on 8 June 1943. She measured approximately 362 feet 9 inches (110.57 meters) in overall length, with a beam of 35 feet 8 inches (10.87 meters) and a draught of 10 feet (3.05 meters) at mean load. Displacing about 1,710 long tons (1,740 tonnes) standard and 2,530 long tons (2,570 tonnes) at full load, Savage was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum water-tube boilers and Parsons steam turbines, which produced 40,000 shaft horsepower, enabling her to reach a top speed of approximately 36.75 knots (68 km/h). Constructed by R&W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co in Hebburn, Newcastle upon Tyne, she was fitted with distinctive armament. Unlike her sister ships, Savage was equipped with a new 4.5-inch (114 mm) gun turret, featuring a twin QF Mk III mount forward and two single QF Mk IV guns aft, fitted from spares originally meant for the aircraft carrier Illustrious. Her armament also included twelve Bofors 40 mm guns (some replaced by Oerlikon 20 mm cannons), two quadruple 21-inch torpedo tubes, and four depth charge mortars with two racks, capable of carrying between 70 and 130 charges. Her radar suite comprised Type 272 surface warning, Type 291 air warning, and HF/DF aerials. Savage’s service history included participation in Operation Camera off Norway, escorting King George V from Gibraltar, and primarily convoy escort duties to the Soviet Union. Notably, she took part in the Battle of the North Cape in December 1943, contributing to the sinking of the German battleship Scharnhorst, launching torpedoes that scored at least three hits. Post-war, she was refitted as a gunnery training ship, later used for trials before being decommissioned and sold for scrap in 1962. Her wartime contributions, especially in Arctic convoy protection and the sinking of Scharnhorst, mark her as a significant vessel in Royal Navy history.

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