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HMS Scourge (G01)
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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 she saw action in the Korean War and the West New Guinea
HMS Scourge (G01) in 1943
HMS Scourge (G01) in 1943
Evertsen (D802) at Yokosuka 1951.
Evertsen (D802) at Yokosuka 1951.
Plan from 1944
Plan from 1944
Dual-purpose gun
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A dual-purpose gun is a naval artillery mounting designed to engage both surface and air targets.
HMS Scourge (G01)
…at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph). Her complement was 170 officers and ratings. The ship was armed with four 45-calibre 4.7-inch (120 mm) Mark XII guns in dual-purpose mounts. For anti-aircraft (AA) defence, Scourge had one twin mount for Bofors 40 mm guns and four twin 20-millimetre (0.8 in) Oerlikon autocannon. She was…
The Mark 37 Modification 6 5-inch dual-purpose gun on display at the National Museum of the Pacific War. The gun had a range of over 6 miles and could
The Mark 37 Modification 6 5-inch dual-purpose gun on display at the National Museum of the Pacific War. The gun had a range of over 6 miles and could fire 22 rounds a minute.