| HMS Vigilant (R93) | |
|---|---|
 Vigilant on the River Tyne, September 1943 | |
| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
| Name: |
HMS Vigilant (R93) HMS Vigilant (F93) |
| Ordered: | 1 September 1941 |
| Builder: | Swan Hunter, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom |
| Laid down: | 31 January 1942 |
| Launched: | 22 December 1942 |
| Commissioned: | 10 September 1943 |
| Decommissioned: | 1963 |
| Honours and awards: |
Arctic 1943-44 Normandy 1944 Malaya 1945 Burma 1945 |
| Fate: | Scrapped 6 June 1965 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | V-class destroyer |
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Vigilant.
HMS Vigilant (R93) was an V-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service during World War II. She was later converted into a Type 15 fast anti-submarine frigate, with the new pennant number F93.
She participated in the Battle of the Malacca Strait with HMS Saumarez, Verulam, Venus, and Virago which culminated in the sinking of the Japanese cruiser Haguro on 16 May 1945.
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Publications[]
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.
- Raven, Alan; Roberts, John (1978). War Built Destroyers O to Z Classes. London: Bivouac Books. ISBN 0-85680-010-4.
- Whitley, M. J. (1988). Destroyers of World War 2. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-326-1.
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