Allied Warships

HMS Zambesi (R 66)

Destroyer of the Z class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeDestroyer
ClassZ 
PennantR 66 
Built byCammell Laird Shipyard (Birkenhead, U.K.) 
Ordered12 Feb 1942 
Laid down21 Dec 1942 
Launched21 Nov 1943 
Commissioned18 Jul 1944 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

Scrapped at Briton Ferry, Wales 12 February 1959.

 

Commands listed for HMS Zambesi (R 66)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt.Cdr. Walter Scott, DSC, RN27 Mar 194410 Mar 1945
2Lt.Cdr. Joseph Mansergh Palmer, RN10 Mar 1945Oct 1945 ?

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British destroyers & frigates

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Destroyers of World War Two

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