HMS Sluys (D60)
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| Laid down: | 24 November 1943 |
| Launched: | 28 February 1945 |
| Commissioned: | 30 September 1946 |
| Decommissioned: | 1953 from Royal Navy |
| Fate: | Sold to Iran. Renamed Artemiz |
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HMS Sluys (D60) was a Battle-class destroyer of the Royal Navy (RN). She was named in honour of the Battle of Sluys which occurred in 1340 during the Hundred Year's War, and which resulted in a decisive English victory over a French fleet. Sluys was built by Cammael Laird of Birkenhead. She was launched on the on 28 February 1945 and commissioned on the on 30 September 1946.
Upon commission, Sluys joined the 1st Destroyer Flotilla, part of the Home Fleet, which was based in the UK. In 1947, Sluys, along with her sister-ship Cadiz, escorted the aircraft carrier HMS Vengeance, which was flying the flag of the First Sea Lord, to Norway, where the small group made a variety of fly-the-flag visits to ports, as-well as performing other duties.
In 1953, Sluys was decommissioned and subsequently placed in Reserve. She was sold to Iran in 1967, despite tensions between the UK and Iran during the 1960s, which was centred around tensions and disputes in the Middle East. Sluys was renamed Artemiz upon joining the Iranian Navy, and it is reported that she remained in service into the 1990s, an astonishing service life, considering that by then, Sluys was very antiquated.
See HMS Sluys for other ships of the name.
| Battle-class destroyer |
| Royal Navy |
| Agincourt | Aisne | Alamein | Armada | Barfleur | Barrosa | Cadiz | Camperdown | Corunna | Dunkirk | Finisterre | Gabbard | Gravelines | Hogue | Jutland | Lagos | Matapan | St. James | St. Kitts | Saintes | Sluys | Solebay | Trafalgar | Vigo |
| Royal Australian Navy |
| Anzac | Tobruk |