HMS Rocket (H92)

HMS "Rocket" (H92) was an R-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service during World War II. Built by Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company in Greenock, Scotland, she was launched in October 1942 and commissioned in August 1943.

ervice

World War II

"Rocket" encountered German torpedo boats in the English Channel in October 1943, an action in which HMS "Charybdis" and HMS "Limbourne" were lost. The latter was sunk by "Rocket" after she became disabled, to avoid her falling into enemy hands. Arriving in the Indian Ocean in January 1944, "Rocket" participated in the shelling of Sabang (25 July 1944) and of the Andaman Islands (February and March 1945).

Post-War

After the war, "Rocket" was converted into a Type 15 fast anti-submarine frigate, with the new pennant number F191. She was finally scrapped at Dalmuir in March 1967.

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