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HMS Beaufort (L14)
HMS Beaufort 1945 IWM FL 1701
Beaufort in May 1945
Career (UK) Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom
Name: HMS Beaufort
Ordered: 4 September 1940
Builder: Cammell Laird
Laid down: 17 July 1940
Launched: 9 June 1941
Commissioned: 3 November 1941
General characteristics
Class & type: Hunt-class destroyer

HMS Beaufort was a Hunt class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was laid down on 17 July 1940 at Cammell Laird, Birkenhead. She was launched on 9 June 1941 and commissioned on 3 November 1941. She was captained by Lt-Cdr Sir Standish O'Grady Roche, Bart, DSO in the Second Battle of Sirte, 22 March 1942.

In 1952 Beaufort was sold to Norway and renamed Haugesund. She was scrapped in 1965[1]

References[]

  1. Helgason, Guðmundur. "HMS Beaufort (L 14)". Allied Warships of WWII. Uboat.net. http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/4634.html. Retrieved 23 March 2011. 



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