Allied Warships

RHS Salamis (H 77)

Destroyer of the B class

NavyThe Royal Hellenic Navy
TypeDestroyer
ClassB 
PennantH 77 
Built byPalmers Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd (Jarrow-on-Tyne, U.K.) 
Ordered 
Laid down22 Jul 1929 
Launched18 Jul 1930 
Commissioned5 Apr 1944 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

The British destroyer HMS Boreas was loaned to the Greek Navy as Salamis on 5 April 1944. Returned to the Royal Navy in September 1951. Sold to be broken up for scrap on 23 November 1951.

 
Former nameHMS Boreas

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Noteable events involving Salamis include:


23 Apr 1944
During heavy weather in Atlantic Ocean she lost a 3" gun turret with its entire detail

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Destroyers of World War Two

Whitley, M. J.

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