Portal:Military history of Australia/Units/February 16

HMAS Napier, named for Admiral Sir Charles Napier, was an N-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was laid down at Govan in Scotland on 26 July 1939, launched on 22 May 1940 and commissioned into the RAN on 11 December 1940 with an Australian crew, although she remained the property of the British Government. During her Australian service, Napier served with the British Eastern Fleet and was present in Tokyo Bay on Victory over Japan Day (2 September 1945), when the Japanese Instrument of Surrender was signed. Her Australian crew left on 25 October 1945 and she reverted to the Royal Navy. Napier was sold for scrap and arrived at Briton Ferry on 17 January 1956 where she was broken up.