HMAS Norman (G49/D16) was an N-class destroyer operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) during World War II. Entering service in 1941, the ship was on loan from the Royal Navy.
Early in her career, Norman participated in Operation Vigorous and the Madagascar campaign, but spent most of the time between 1942 and the start of 1945 on uneventful patrols of the Indian Ocean. In January 1945, the destroyer was involved in the Burma campaign, before being transferred from the British Eastern Fleet to the British Pacific Fleet. During April and May, Norman was involved in the Battle of Okinawa, but then spent the rest of World War II as the duty destroyer at Manus Island.
Norman was returned to the Royal Navy in October 1945. The ship was not reactivated, and was broken up for scrap in 1958.
Design and construction
The N-class destroyer had a displacement of 1,773 tons at standard load, and 2,550 tons at full load. Norman was long overall and long between perpendiculars, had a beam of , and a maximum draught of . Construction cost 402,939 pounds. Norman then spent some time as an escort ship, then sailed to Southampton for minor modifications.
Decommissioning and fate
Norman returned to Sydney in October 1945, and was decommissioned and returned to the Royal Navy in exchange for the Q-class destroyer . Norman was not reactivated; instead, she was sold off in 1955, and in 1958 was broken up for scrap.