HMS Virago (R75)
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Navy: |
RN |
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Type: |
Destroyer |
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Class: |
V |
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Pennant: |
R 75 |
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Built by: |
Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson Ltd. (Wallsend-on-Tyne, U.K.): Wallsend |
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Laid down: |
16 Feb, 1942 |
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Launched: |
4 Feb, 1943 |
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Commissioned: |
5 Nov, 1943 |
| History: | Was present at the Battle of the North Cape on 26 December 1943 when the German battleship Scharnhorst was sunk. |
