HMS St. James (D65)

HMS "St. James" (D65) was a "Battle"-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was named in honour of the Battle of St. James Day which took place in 1666.

"St. James" was built by Fairfields at Govan. She was launched on 7 June 1945 and commissioned on the 12 July 1946.

In 1946, "St. James" joined the 5th Destroyer Flotilla, part of the Home Fleet. In 1950, "St. James" deployed on a Home Fleet Spring Cruise, which saw her, as-well as many other vessels, including the carrier "Victorious" and two other carriers, as-well as the immense battleship "Vanguard", visit the Mediterranean, which included stops at Italy. The Group performed the usual naval exercises in the region, as-well as undertaking 'fly-the-flag' visits to a number of ports.

In 1953, "St. James" was placed in Reserve along with a number of her sister-ships. In 1957, "St. James" finally began a refit to modernise the destroyer, but just the following year, her refit was cancelled, and she was subsequently placed on the disposal list. In 1961, at Newport, "St. James" was broken up.