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{{Short description|Battle-class destroyer}}
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|Ship name=HMS ''Alamein''
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|Ship displacement= 2,480 tons standard
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'''HMS ''Alamein'' (D17)''' was a Later or 1943 {{sclass2|Battle|destroyer|0}} fleet destroyer of the British [[Royal Navy]]. She was named in honour of the [[Second Battle of El Alamein|Battle of El Alamein]], which took place in 1942 during the [[Second World War]], between [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] forces and the German [[Afrika Korps]].

''Alamein'' was built by [[Hawthorn Leslie and Company|R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie & Company Limited]] on the [[River Tyne|Tyne]]. She was launched on 12 May 1945 and commissioned on 20 March 1946.

==Service==
In 1946, ''Alamein'' joined the [[4th Destroyer Flotilla]], part of the [[Home Fleet]].<ref>Critchley, Mike, "British Warships Since 1945: Part 3: Destroyers", Maritime Books: Liskeard, UK, 1982. {{ISBN|0-9506323-9-2}}, page 115-6</ref> In 1948, ''Alamein'', along with her sister-ship {{HMS|Barrosa|D68|6}}, escorted the aircraft carrier {{HMS|Vengeance|R71|6}} for exercises in Northern and Home waters, though she did not join the two on their subsequent visit to [[Northern Ireland]].

In 1950, ''Alamein'' deployed on a Home Fleet Spring Cruise, which included many other vessels, such as {{HMS|Victorious|R38|6}}, two other carriers, the battleship {{HMS|Vanguard|23|6}} and many smaller vessels. The group visited the Mediterranean, including stops at [[Italy]], and performed a number of naval exercises and fly-the-flag visits in the region. That same year, ''Alamein'' decommissioned, being placed in Reserve.

In May 1956, ''Alamein'', as part of the 4th Destroyer Squadron once more after replacing her sister ship {{HMS|Aisne|D22|6}}, had spells with the [[Home Fleet|Home]] and [[British Mediterranean Fleet|Mediterranean]] Fleets, taking part in the [[Operation Musketeer (1956)|Suez Crisis]].

On 5 November 1958, in Chatham Dockyard, a fire occurred onboard ''Alamein''. which was eventually traced to faulty wiring on radio equipment in the Wardroom, which spread to the Ops Room. Fire Parties from ''Alamein'', HMS ''Corruna'', whom she was alongside, plus Chatham & Gillingham fire brigades fought the blaze.

In 1959, ''Alamein'' was decommissioned and placed in Reserve for the final time, being broken up at [[Blyth, Northumberland|Blyth]] in [[Northumberland]] in 1964.

==References==
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==Publications==
*{{Cite Colledge2006}}
*{{cite book|last=Hodges|first=Peter|title=Battle Class Destroyers|publisher=Almark Publishing|location=London|year=1971|isbn=0-85524-012-1}}

{{Battle class destroyer}}

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