HMS Venus (R50)

HMS Venus (R50)

HMS "Venus" (R50) 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 F50.

She participated in the Battle of the Malacca Strait with HMS "Saumarez", "Verulam", "Vigilant", and "Virago" which cumulated in the sinking of the Japanese cruiser "Haguro" on the 16th May, 1945.


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