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HMS Hogue…In 1959, How to end a Naval Career!….Hogue almost collided while refuelling with the aircraft carrier HMS Centaur in the Bay of Biscay. She was used with HMS Cavalier to depict the destroyer night attacks in the film "Sink the Bismarck!".
While participating in a night-time exercise with other navies off Ceylon on 25 August, Hogue collided with the Indian light cruiser INS Mysore (formerly HMS Nigeria). The Hogue rammed into Mysore, effectively crushing the destroyer's bow,killing a sailor and wounding three others. So extensive was the damage that she was maintained in Singapore until broken up there in 1962, having been deemed to be a "Constructive Total Loss"….Regards B
While participating in a night-time exercise with other navies off Ceylon on 25 August, Hogue collided with the Indian light cruiser INS Mysore (formerly HMS Nigeria). The Hogue rammed into Mysore, effectively crushing the destroyer's bow,killing a sailor and wounding three others. So extensive was the damage that she was maintained in Singapore until broken up there in 1962, having been deemed to be a "Constructive Total Loss"….Regards B
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