HMS Verulam (R28)
Verulam anchored in the Clyde, December 1943
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| Name: | HMS Verulam |
| Ordered: | 1 September 1941 |
| Builder: | Swan Hunter |
| Laid down: | 26 June 1942 |
| Launched: | 22 April 1943 |
| Commissioned: | 12 December 1943 |
| Decommissioned: | 1970 |
| Identification: | Pennant number R28/F29 |
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| Fate: | Scrapped 23 September 1972 |
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| Class and type: | V-class destroyer |
HMS Verulam was an V-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service during the Second World War.
HMS Verulam began her service in late 1943 by joining the 26th Destroyer Flotilla, part of the Home Fleet, stationed in the North Atlantic. The flotilla was supported by the depot ship, HMS Tyne. The flotilla's first role during 'work up' was to participate in an offensive patrol of the Norwegian coast.
In February 1944, the flotilla then escorted convoy RA56 returning from Murmansk. The same month HMS Verulam and the flotilla was part of the escort group attached to convoy JW57 along with the light cruiser, HMS Black Prince and the escort carrier, HMS Chaser. On the 28th February the convoy reached the Kola Inlet with the loss of one destroyer, HMS Mahratta and the destruction of two U-boats. She returned with the escort group as part of convoy RA57, arriving at Loch Ewe on 7th March 1944.
In April 1944, the 26th Destroyer Flotilla took part in Operation Tungsten; the attack on the German battleship Tirpitz and the distant cover of the convoy JW58 which was bound for the Kola Inlet. On 28th April, Verulam embarked seventeen personnel and joined convoy RA59; returning to home waters on the 3rd May.
During May 1944, Verulam participated in preparations for Operation Neptune as part of Force S. The following month, on 5th June, she entered the Solent and began her part in the Normandy landings; bombarding targets around Lion-sur-Mer on 6th June.
She participated in the Battle of the Malacca Strait with the destroyers Saumarez, Venus, Vigilant, and Virago which culminated in the sinking of the Japanese cruiser Haguro on 16th May 1945.
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