Savage took part in Operation Camera, a diversion off Norway during the Allied invasion of Sicily, alongside Furious and a force of British and American battleships. She escorted Illustrious and Unicorn in Operation Governor's sweep off Norway. Her work connected with the invasion of Italy included escorting King George V from Gibraltar to Scapa Flow. She also served extensively on Arctic convoys, where her gun mounting was valued, and fought at the North Cape. A September 1945 refit prepared her for gunnery training. Further trials followed in the 1950s.
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HMS Savage in wartime operations and gunnery training
The experimental destroyer went into fleet service, from diversions off Norway to Arctic convoys and the Battle of the North Cape.