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'''HMS ''Sardonyx''''' was an {{sclass2|S|destroyer (1917)|0}} [[destroyer]], which served with the [[Royal Navy]] in the [[World War II|Second World War]]. The S class were a development of the {{sclass2|R|destroyer (1916)|4}} created as a cheaper alternative to the {{sclass2|V and W|destroyer|4}}. Launched on 1919, the ship was [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] into the [[Reserve Fleet (United Kingdom)|Reserve Fleet]]. A year later, the destroyer was sent to Latvia, arriving just after the cessation of that country's [[Latvian War of Independence|war of independence]]. The ship took part in [[radar]] trials in 1939, and was upgraded shortly after the start of the Second World War with greater [[Anti-aircraft warfare|anti-aircraft]] and [[Anti-submarine warfare|anti-submarine]] capabilities. The destroyer then served as an escort, usually for convoys of merchant ships. The ship was part of the [[5th Escort Group (Royal Navy)|5th Escort Group]] which destroyed the [[U-boat|German submarines]] {{GS|U-99|1940|2}} and {{GS|U-100|1940|2}}, although ''Sardonyx'' did not claim any hits. |
'''HMS ''Sardonyx''''' was an {{sclass2|S|destroyer (1917)|0}} [[destroyer]], which served with the [[Royal Navy]] in the [[World War II|Second World War]]. The S class were a development of the {{sclass2|R|destroyer (1916)|4}} created as a cheaper alternative to the {{sclass2|V and W|destroyer|4}}. Launched on 1919, the ship was [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] into the [[Reserve Fleet (United Kingdom)|Reserve Fleet]]. A year later, the destroyer was sent to Latvia, arriving just after the cessation of that country's [[Latvian War of Independence|war of independence]]. The ship took part in [[radar]] trials in 1939, and was upgraded shortly after the start of the Second World War with greater [[Anti-aircraft warfare|anti-aircraft]] and [[Anti-submarine warfare|anti-submarine]] capabilities. The destroyer then served as an escort, usually for convoys of merchant ships. The ship was part of the [[5th Escort Group (Royal Navy)|5th Escort Group]] which destroyed the [[U-boat|German submarines]] {{GS|U-99|1940|2}} and {{GS|U-100|1940|2}}, although ''Sardonyx'' did not claim any hits. |
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* {{cite book | last=Burns | first=Russell W. | title=Radar Development to 1945 | location=London | publisher=Peter Peregrinus | year=1988 | isbn= 978-0-86341-139-7 | url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Radar_at_Sea/fX2wCwAAQBAJ}} |
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* {{cite book | last1=Bush | first1=Steve | last2=Warlow | first2=Ben | title=Pendant Numbers of the Royal Navy: A Complete History of the Allocation of Pendant Numbers to Royal Navy Warships & Auxiliaries | location=Barnsley | publisher=Seaforth Publishing | year=2021 | isbn=978-1-526793-78-2}} |
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* {{cite book | last1=Colledge | first1=J. J. | first2=Ben | last2=Warlow | title=Ships of the Royal Navy: a Complete Record of All Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy from the 15th century to the Present | publisher=Chatham | location=London | year=2006 | isbn=978-1-85367-566-9}} |
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* {{cite book | last1=Dittmar | first1=F.J. | last2=Colledge | first2=J.J. | title=British Warships 1914–1919 | year=1972 | publisher=Ian Allan | location=Shepperton | isbn=978-0-71100-380-4}} |
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Revision as of 10:01, 16 June 2022
HMS Sardonyx was an S-class destroyer, which served with the Royal Navy in the Second World War. The S class were a development of the R class created as a cheaper alternative to the V and W class. Launched on 1919, the ship was commissioned into the Reserve Fleet. A year later, the destroyer was sent to Latvia, arriving just after the cessation of that country's war of independence. The ship took part in radar trials in 1939, and was upgraded shortly after the start of the Second World War with greater anti-aircraft and anti-submarine capabilities. The destroyer then served as an escort, usually for convoys of merchant ships. The ship was part of the 5th Escort Group which destroyed the German submarines U-99 and U-100, although Sardonyx did not claim any hits.
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Bibliography
- Burns, Russell W. (1988). Radar Development to 1945. London: Peter Peregrinus. ISBN 978-0-86341-139-7.
- Bush, Steve; Warlow, Ben (2021). Pendant Numbers of the Royal Navy: A Complete History of the Allocation of Pendant Numbers to Royal Navy Warships & Auxiliaries. Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-526793-78-2.
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006). Ships of the Royal Navy: a Complete Record of All Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy from the 15th century to the Present. London: Chatham. ISBN 978-1-85367-566-9.
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 978-0-71100-380-4.