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was aft with the single unit forward, the fore funnel therefore being narrower. This arrangement was transposed in the Thornycroft Modified W class. The V-class ships had twin torpedo tubes and those of the W-class triple units. The second pair had slightly more displacement and a guaranteed (by contract) speed of 36 knots compared with the 35 knots guaranteed for the first pair. Early in their careers the specified anti-aircraft gun, the QF 2 pounder, was replaced by a single QF 12 pdr 20 cwt Mark I weapon, on a platform between the after funnel and the forward torpedo tubes.

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duties in World War II, the after bank of torpedo tubes was removed early in the war and replaced with a single QF 12 pdr A/A gun. They also landed 'Y' gun to receive additional space for depth charge gear and stowage. Generally, two 20 mm Oerlikons were added in the bridge wings and (when available) replaced the old 2 pounder guns amidships, 'A' gun was replaced by a Hedgehog weapon and Radar Type 271 target indication was added on the bridge, with Type 286 or 291 air warning fitted at the masthead as and when available.

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to Admiralty specifications. They were ordered in pairs six months apart, on 30 July 1916 and 9 December 1916, respectively. They could be recognised by a higher freeboard and shorter mainmast than the Admiralty type and the flat-sided funnels typical of Thornycroft. The large boiler room (two units)

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to suit them to this sort of warfare. The small, single-unit boiler room was struck and the resulting space divided into fuel tanks (lower) and accommodation (upper). Not only did this both lower fuel consumption and increase bunkerage, but it provided much needed space for ballooning wartime crews.

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They differed from the later Admiralty and the Thornycroft V classes in that they had a larger bridge structure, taller foremast, mainmast mounted further aft to accommodate an enlarged spread of wireless aerials, extra boats abreast the after funnel and the searchlight platform between the torpedo

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The conversion was generally limited to adding more role-specific armaments and new technology as it became available. Additions were made piecemeal, and ships were often lost with only some, or even none, of the following modifications. In common with most elderly destroyers allocated to escort

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within 24 hours. For this purpose they would land their torpedo tubes and "Y" gun on the quarterdeck and have screens fitted to protect the mines, of which up to sixty could be carried. They could be distinguished by the permanent mine chutes at the stern.

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A further thirty-eight vessels were ordered to this design in April 1918 under the 14th War Programme, of which thirty-one were subsequently cancelled and only seven completed. These ships had a thick fore funnel and a thin after funnel.

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for the main armament, triple torpedo tubes and a heavier armament were introduced either from the outset, or as they became available. Ships with triple tubes became the Admiralty W class and those with their armament upgraded to the

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The new design, originally known as the Admiralty V-class leader, incorporated all these improvements, and also a more sensible layout of the main armament, the amidships gun between the funnels being removed to the aft shelter deck,

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or had the modified boiler arrangements of the Thornycroft and Admiralty modified designs with the small room aft. This latter feature proved unsuitable for the long-range escort conversion. Thus, these ships were known as

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The V and W class were the ultimate evolution of British destroyer design in the First World War, embodying the improvements of their predecessors as well as new technological advances. Their lineage can be traced to the

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of 1915 had introduced a raised shelter deck forwards, allowing two guns to be carried in the classic superfiring (i.e. one gun fires over the top of the one below and in front of it) "A" and "B" positions. The

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Fourteen vessels were ordered to this revised design in January 1918 under the 13th War Programme (as well as the two Thornycroft ships to a variant design), of which seven were subsequently cancelled.

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meant that existing flotilla leaders would no longer be able to keep pace with their charges. To speed construction time, these new vessels were based on the three-boiler, two-funnel machinery of the

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for target ranging as soon as it became available. A new tower bridge, reminiscent of the Hunt class, was built and the metric Radar Type 286 air warning was added at the foremast head, replaced by

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were ordered in July 1916 under the 9th War Programme as repeats of the Admiralty V-class leaders (ordered three months earlier) to counter the threat posed by reports of a new class of powerful

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comprised 21 vessels, all ordered in December 1916 under the 10th War Programme, although the two ships ordered from Yarrow were cancelled in April 1917 and replaced by the orders for two

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by Charles Giddey (Wheeler) published by William Collins. In this book's fictionalised account of the 1940 Dunkirk evacuation at least 15 actual V and W class ships are mentioned.

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and generally treated as one class. For their time they were among the most powerful and advanced ships of their type in the world, and set the trend for future British designs.

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Clifford Fairweather, Hard Lying : The story of the V&W Class Destroyers and the Men Who Sailed in Them (2005) Avalon Associates, Stories from the deck of

917:– built by John Brown, laid down 27 September 1916, launched 18 August 1917, completed 2 October 1917. Given pennant number D54, sold for breaking up 4 March 1947. 3473:

British Destroyers: A History of Development, 1892–1953; Drawn by Admiralty Permission From Official Records & Returns, Ships' Covers & Building Plans

1770:, which became a long range escort, were modified to WAIR type fast anti-aircraft escorts. Their conversions were non-standard in that they carried a pair of 881:– built by Beardmore, laid down 16 May 1917, launched 16 March 1918, completed 27 April 1918. Given pennant number G18. Sold for breaking up 4 March 1947. 594:

and as they were inevitably larger, a slight decrease in speed was accepted. The fore funnel was tall and narrow and the after one was shorter and wider.

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based on the Thornycroft V and W class to Admiralty specifications. These two ships were ordered in January 1918, at the same time as the first batch of

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as it became available, although other ships took priority and the older weapons were carried well into 1942 in some cases. Two racks and throwers for

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They arrived in time to see service in the First World War. During the interwar period these ships formed the backbone of the Royal Navy's destroyer

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weapon, and they received triple banks of torpedo tubes from the outset. Another feature of recognition was that the QF 2 pdr guns were mounted

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Converted ships were cleared to the main deck level, leaving only the funnels and after shelter deckhouse. The armament was replaced with four

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in October 1933. The ships all served in World War II with three being sunk or scuttled during 1941 and 1942. During their war service in the

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in its actions in the North Sea, for which they were required to make fairly short, high speed dashes. Thus, they were unsuitable for the

4758: 4725: 1466:– built by John Brown, laid down 17 January 1917, launched 2 November 1917, completed 26 January 1918, sold for breaking up 23 July 1945. 1568:) – built by Doxford, laid down June 1917, launched 13 April 1918, completed 14 October 1918, bombed by German aircraft and beached off 1021:– built by Denny, laid down 9 October 1916, launched 21 September 1917, completed 29 November 1917, sold for breaking up 24 August 1936. 2463:– built by Swan Hunter, laid down 3 June 1918, launched 31 January 1919, completed 11 July 1919, sold for breaking up 18 February 1947. 1832:, built by Thornycroft, laid down 25 April 1917, launched 27 April 1918, completed 28 June 1918, sold for breaking up 18 February 1947. 644:– built by Cammell Laird, laid down 8 August 1916, launched 22 May 1917, completed 31 July 1917, sold for breaking up 17 December 1931. 2507:– built by White, laid down 19 August 1918, launched 16 April 1919, completed 23 December 1919, sold for breaking up 18 February 1947. 2173:– built by John Brown, laid down 17 May 1918, launched 19 March 1919, completed 17 September 1919, sold for breaking up 4 March 1947. 1085:– built by Stephen, laid down 1 February 1917, launched 28 February 1918, completed 27 April 1918, sold for breaking up 4 March 1947. 977:– built by Doxford, laid down January 1917, launched 17 November 1917, completed 1 April 1918, sold for breaking up 18 February 1947. 385:, also of 1915, introduced a three-boiler, two-funnel layout allowing for a more compact hull and giving increased deckspace and the 2713:

stowage and launchers, respectively. The torpedo tubes were replaced with a QF 12 pdr anti-aircraft gun and platforms for a pair of

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The remaining V and W class were not given either of the former conversions as they were either early war losses, had the valuable

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capabilities for east coast service (the exact meaning of 'WAIR' has fallen into obscurity; it is often capitalised suggesting an

1045:– built by Hawthorn Leslie, laid down 31 January 1917, launched 21 August 1917, completed 3 November 1917, sold for scrapping 1946 7339: 2515:– built by White, laid down 8 October 1918, launched 17 July 1919, completed 27 February 1920, sold for breaking up January 1946. 1824:, built by Thornycroft, laid down 28 March 1917, launched 16 March 1918, completed 1 May 1918, sold for breaking up 4 March 1947. 2007:– built by Thornycroft, laid down 13 June 1918, launched 11 November 1919, completed March 1924, sold for breaking up July 1946. 1502:– built by Hawthorn Leslie, laid down 23 May 1917, launched 12 March 1918, completed 11 May 1918, bombed by German aircraft off 1149:– built by Yarrow, laid down July 1916, launched 16 February 1918, completed 28 May 1918, sold for breaking up 18 February 1947. 1596:– built by White, laid down 12 June 1917, launched 1 February 1918, completed 29 April 1918, sold for breaking up 5 March 1946. 1475: 905:, laid down 20 September 1916, launched 14 June 1917, completed 15 August 1917, sold for breaking up 26 July 1945, wrecked off 1101:, laid down October 1916, launched 22 June 1917, completed 19 September 1917, mined and sunk in Thames estuary 9 January 1942. 6272: 4945: 3646: 3420: 3382: 2547:– ordered from Swan Hunter but transferred to White, launched 17 July 1919 but not completed, order cancelled September 1919. 889:– built by Beardmore, laid down 28 July 1917, launched 3 May 1918, completed 21 June 1918, sold for breaking up 4 March 1947. 668:– built by Denny, laid down 25 May 1916, launched 5 August 1917, completed 21 August 1917, sold for breaking up 4 March 1947. 2729:(HF/DF) fitted in some ships. The maximum speed of the conversions was around 24.5 kn (45.4 km/h; 28.2 mph). 2690:

role to which they found themselves allocated in the Second World War, where speeds over 20 knots were of limited value (as

1604:– built by Scotts, laid down April 1917, launched 21 June 1918, completed 28 August 1918, sold for breaking up 4 March 1947. 4973: 2326:– built by John Brown, laid down 30 August 1918, launched 26 April 1919, completed 13 November 1919, torpedoed and sunk by 2854:

in two twin mountings HA/LA Mark XIX, shipped on the fore and aft main decks. The armament was controlled by a Mark II(W)

1632:– built by Palmers, laid down April 1917, launched 13 May 1918, completed 11 November 1918, bombed by German aircraft off 6902: 2182: 1388: 1094: 1009:– built by Fairfield, laid down 2 February 1917, launched 29 October 1917, completed 19 December 1917, mined and sunk in 958: 653: 1157:– built by White, laid down 17 January 1917, launched 15 October 1917, completed 25 January 1918, torpedoed and sunk by 6088: 2407:– ordered from Fairfield, order transferred to Devonport Dockyard where laid down 1918, order cancelled September 1919. 949:, laid down 11 December 1916, launched 1 September 1917, completed 14 December 1917, sold for breaking up 4 March 1947. 933:, laid down 7 December 1916, launched 4 September 1917, completed 5 December 1917, sold for breaking up 25 August 1936. 761: 689: 305: 1077:, laid down 7 December 1916, launched 15 December 1917, completed 20 February 1918, sold for breaking up 4 March 1947. 7344: 6459: 6095: 6067: 5470: 5090: 3594: 3575: 3556: 3533: 3514: 3461: 3439: 3401: 3358: 3339: 2246: 189: 79: 57: 1395:, laid down 26 March 1917, launched 29 November 1917, completed 2 February 1918, sold for breaking up 15 March 1946. 50: 7055: 6994: 6251: 6102: 6037: 5868: 5049: 5007: 4980: 4931: 3639: 2541:– ordered from Yarrow, order later transferred to White, laid down 3 February 1919, order cancelled September 1919. 1808:, laid down 15 December 1916, launched 17 November 1917, completed 5 February 1918, sold for breaking up June 1948. 1491: 3612: 3280:

is the name of a fictional (the real one was canceled) W-class destroyer converted for escort work in the British

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was also given a WAIR conversion, but as a larger ship she also received a quadruple QF 2 pdr Mark VII mounting.

1037:, laid down 13 January 1917, launched 21 August 1917, completed 3 November 1917, sold for breaking up March 1946. 2189:, laid down 16 April 1918, launched 17 April 1919, completed 7 November 1919, sold for breaking up 4 March 1947. 2165:, laid down 31 May 1918, launched 21 December 1918, completed 24 August 1919, sold for breaking up 4 March 1947. 2135:, laid down 1 July 1918, launched 17 April 1919, completed 5 November 1919, sold for scrapping 25 February 1946. 1588:, laid down 25 May 1917, launched 15 December 1917, completed 15 March 1918, sold for breaking up 20 March 1945. 1141:, laid down July 1916, launched 13 November 1917, completed 29 December 1917, sold for breaking up 4 March 1947. 6468: 6164: 5576: 5551: 5479: 5456: 5449: 5125: 5083: 4709: 2305: 2128: 852: 382: 320: 1534:, laid down April 1917, launched 25 February 1917, completed 18 April 1918, sold for breaking up 4 March 1947. 7093: 6943: 6936: 6864: 6614: 6549: 6438: 6424: 6398: 6205: 5750: 5566: 5526: 5237: 5192: 1404: 942: 660:, laid down 25 May 1916, launched 12 March 1917, completed 16 June 1917, sold for breaking up 24 August 1936. 367: 1977:

and completed there at HM Dockyard. Both were converted to the Short Range Escort type during World War II.

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to allow cross-deck fire. These light weapons proved to be generally ineffective and were replaced by the

1620:– built by Swan Hunter, laid down April 1917, launched 25 February 1918, completed 15 May 1918, mined off 7154: 6030: 5556: 5132: 5028: 4917: 1330: 1070: 767:). They omitted the flotilla leader function and as such differed in detail from the leader predecessor. 108: 1999:, laid down 18 May 1918, launched 18 July 1919, completed June 1920, sold for breaking up 20 March 1945. 1365:, laid down 17 January 1917, launched 6 October 1917, completed 16 November 1917, torpedoed and sunk by 7329: 6895: 6306: 6212: 5561: 5118: 5056: 4999: 4966: 4744: 2851: 621: 7243: 7159: 7028: 7016: 7011: 6968: 6963: 6869: 6405: 6224: 6022: 5856: 5851: 5846: 5841: 5836: 5831: 5826: 5821: 5816: 5811: 5806: 5801: 5683: 5676: 5649: 5232: 5014: 3004: 2106: 1959: 1911: 1447:, laid down 10 March 1917, launched 28 December 1917, completed 18 March 1918, torpedoed and sunk by 424: 4736: 7139: 6980: 6876: 6609: 6594: 6524: 6495: 6490: 6258: 5796: 5690: 5603: 5598: 5593: 5571: 5516: 5511: 5506: 5501: 5394: 5353: 5097: 5021: 4987: 4703: 3616:(2010) Holywell Publishing, St. Albans. Detailed "biography" of one of the later V-class destroyers 1719: 1550:

laid down May 1917, launched 15 December 1917, completed 15 March 1918, torpedoed by German U-boat

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6 January 1945 and written off as constructive total loss, sold for breaking up 8 February 1945.

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were carried in lieu. These guns were generally sided, but a number of ships had them arranged

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until gradually replaced by new construction; by the mid-1930s most had been displaced to the

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of 1905 introduced oil-firing and the resultant economies in size, consumption and crew. The

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vessels ceased, and most survivors were converted to fast escort vessels. The onset of the

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6 June 1944 and written off as constructive total loss, sold for breaking up 20 July 1944.

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put a stop to lengthy conversions, but many ships were converted for convoy escort duty.

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were the initial five V-class ships ordered in April 1916 and were designed and built as

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is the name of the leader of a flotilla of eight fictional destroyers in the 1974 novel

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23 December 1943, written off as constructive total loss and used as accommodation hulk

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3 Yarrow type Water-tube boilers, Brown-Curtis steam turbines, 2 shafts, 30,000 shp

1053:– built by Hawthorn Leslie, laid down 1917, launched 3 October 1917, mined and sunk off 394: 7207: 7144: 7101: 7073: 7045: 6649: 6417: 6410: 6345: 6217: 6081: 5917: 5910: 5903: 5898: 5891: 4924: 4869: 4862: 4848: 4785: 4633: 4343: 4301: 4244: 4177: 4129: 4073: 3895: 3832: 3786: 3745: 3739: 3732: 3726: 3620: 3545: 3149: 2842: 2632: 2616: 2568: 2458: 2431:– built by Hawthorn Leslie, laid down 30 August 1918, order cancelled 26 November 1918. 2321: 2198: 1795: 1615: 1509: 1482:, laid down July 1917, launched 26 March 1918, completed 17 April 1918, transferred to 1461: 1324: 1104: 1088: 1048: 1004: 965:, laid down 25 September 1916, launched 6 July 1917, completed 1917, mined and sunk in 757: 663: 2721:

target indication radar was added in its distinctive "lantern" dome on the bridge and

859:, laid down 15 March 1917, launched 28 December 1917, completed 9 March 1918. Renamed 628:, laid down 8 August 1916, launched 24 March 1917, completed 27 June 1917, damaged by 7257: 7164: 7040: 6804: 6749: 6714: 6654: 6544: 6286: 6143: 5773: 5718: 5711: 5668: 5268: 4841: 4626: 4336: 4191: 4184: 4170: 4164: 4108: 4066: 3978: 3971: 3867: 3590: 3571: 3552: 3529: 3510: 3493: 3476: 3457: 3435: 3416: 3397: 3378: 3354: 3335: 3282: 3203:, is explicitly described as being a newer and larger destroyer than the other seven. 2703: 2595: 2496: 2217:– also from Fairfield, order moved to Chatham Dockyard then cancelled September 1919. 1877: 1819: 1693: 1627: 1599: 1559: 1551: 1515: 1434: 1418: 1398: 1352: 1337:, laid down 17 May 1917, launched 8 May 1918, completed 24 June 1918, transferred to 1144: 1109:– built by Swan Hunter, launched 1 September 1917, sold for breaking up 8 March 1937. 1080: 1024: 876: 671: 555: 488: 343: 3374:

Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy

7221: 7202: 6790: 6517: 6184: 6074: 6059: 5628: 5442: 5111: 4855: 4813: 4777: 4773: 4315: 4308: 4143: 4101: 4080: 3985: 3964: 3881: 3853: 3245: 2659: 2559:– ordered from Swan Hunter but transferred to White, order cancelled 12 April 1919. 2553:– ordered from Swan Hunter but transferred to White, order cancelled 12 April 1919. 2502: 2257: 2237:– also from Hawthorn Leslie, laid down 22 June 1918, order cancelled 12 April 1919. 2168: 1725: 1497: 1411:, laid down May 1917, launched 12 February 1918, completed 7 August 1918, mined in 1382: 1273: 972: 920: 906: 892: 884: 606:

trialled triple mounts for her torpedoes and as a result had a total of six tubes.

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is the name of an apparently fictional V and W-class destroyer in the 1989 novel

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This article is about the 1917 destroyers. For the World War II destroyers, see

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The following vessels were short range escorts (one vessel was allocated a new

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320-370 tons oil, 3,500 nmi at 15 kn, 900 nmi at 32 kn

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320-370 tons oil, 3,500 nmi at 15 kn, 900 nmi at 32 kn

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Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945: The Naval History of World War Two

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as it became available. The armament was completed by a pair of quadruple

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To remedy such shortcomings, a number of V and W class were modified into

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en route to breakers in June 1946, later salved and scrapped at Falmouth.

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rapidly lost efficiency) and endurance was desirable over firepower.

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the five transferred ships made up a group that became famous as the

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1918, laid down 16 September 1918, order cancelled 26 November 1918.

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was delayed by the end of the war, and she was eventually towed to

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were carried aft, principally for self-defence purposes, although

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are two of the escorts of the 14th Aircraft Carrier Squadron in

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is the name of a fictional V and W-class destroyer in the novel

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is the name of a fictional destroyer participating in the 1918

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While all 23 ships were completed with two twin torpedo tubes (

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British Destroyers From Earliest Days to the Second World War

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The two batches of orders placed in 1918 introduced the new

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27 January 1923, bombed and sunk by German aircraft off of

2483:– also from Swan Hunter, order cancelled 26 November 1918. 2477:– also from Swan Hunter, order cancelled 26 November 1918. 2717:

guns amidships, with a further pair in the bridge wings.

2371:– also from John Brown, order cancelled 26 November 1918. 2365:– also from John Brown, order cancelled 26 November 1918. 2359:– also from John Brown, order cancelled 26 November 1918. 2343:– also from John Brown, order cancelled 26 November 1918. 2109:, as well as providing triple torpedo tubes as standard. 2099:

Other characteristics as per Thornycroft modified W class

2670: 2425:– also from Fairfield, order cancelled 26 November 1918. 2419:– also from Fairfield, order cancelled 26 November 1918. 2413:– also from Fairfield, order cancelled 26 November 1918. 2318:– also from Beardmore, order cancelled 26 November 1918. 2231:, laid down 9 April 1918, order cancelled 12 April 1919. 1919:

QF 2 pdr Mk.II "pom-pom" (40 mm L/39) anti-aircraft guns

1267:

QF 2 pdr Mk.II "pom-pom" (40 mm L/39) anti-aircraft guns

1220:

3 Yarrow type Water-tube boilers (White-Forster type in

16:

Class of Royal Navy destroyers built late in World War I

2649: 2732:

Converted long-range escorts were (in order of date):

2678:

in 1944 after conversion to a long range escort (LRE).

1844:

General characteristics (Thornycroft modified W class)

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British & Empire Warships of the Second World War

2565:– ordered from Yarrow, order cancelled 12 April 1919. 2449:– also from Scotts, order cancelled 26 November 1918. 2443:– also from Scotts, order cancelled 26 November 1918. 2266:– also by Swan Hunter, order cancelled 12 April 1919. 2594:

Four of the above ships along with destroyer leader

2401:– also from Denny, order cancelled 26 November 1918. 2395:– also from Denny, order cancelled 26 November 1918. 2389:– also from Denny, order cancelled 26 November 1918. 2035:

General characteristics (Admiralty modified W class)

3171:. Seven of these are V and W-class destroyers (HMS 2870:on a platform amidships, although sometimes single 1758:were two V class and two W class specials built by 1660:

General characteristics (Thornycroft V and W class)

708:

General characteristics (as built, where different)

6053:British naval ship classes of the Second World War 3544: 3430:Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal, eds. (1985). 2725:air warning radar was added at the masthead, with 2585:– also from Yarrow, order cancelled 12 April 1919. 2579:– also from Yarrow, order cancelled 12 April 1919. 2573:– also from Yarrow, order cancelled 12 April 1919. 4767:British naval ship classes of the First World War 3432:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921 3351:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946 2896:off the east coast of Scotland on 16 April 1945. 2702:'A' and 'Y' guns were landed and replaced with a 832:were built with the ability to be converted into 331:, freeing up more modern ships for fleet action. 7316: 1425:Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Company 987:Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Company 2682:The V and W class were designed to support the 2260:9 July 1924, sold for breaking up October 1945. 1936:Other characteristics as per Admiralty V leader 1836: 1744:Other characteristics as per Admiralty V leader 1293:Other characteristics as per Admiralty V leader 362:of 1902 that had introduced the classic raised 304:under the 9th, 10th, 13th and 14th of fourteen 107:, an Admiralty modified W ship, a model at the 3661: 3570:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. 3456:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. 3434:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. 3415:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. 3367: 3334:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. 2205:Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company 2043:1,140 tons standard, 1,550 tons full 1852:1,140 tons standard, 1,550 tons full 6038: 4752: 3647: 3613:A Hard Fought Ship, The Story of HMS Venomous 3377:(Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. 3032:received an army-pattern semi-automatic twin 2011: 1528:Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Company 1212:9 ft standard, 11 ft 3 in deep 794:in which only the forward bank was replaced. 3504: 3429: 3311:, 20 cwt referring to the weight of the gun. 2808:conversion supplemented the construction of 2353:June 1918, order cancelled 26 November 1918. 1786:retained a bank of torpedoes for some time. 1652: 430: 4726:List of destroyer classes of the Royal Navy 3156:, the focus of the first part of the story. 3132: 2899:Ships were allocated new L-series (escort) 1228:), Brown-Curtis steam turbines (Parsons in 1196:General characteristics (Admiralty W class) 598:tubes was enlarged to accommodate an extra 6045: 6031: 4759: 4745: 3654: 3640: 3152:, the leader of an escort group including 3587:B.E.F. Ships Before, At and After Dunkirk 1993:John I. Thornycroft & Company Limited 1802:John I. Thornycroft & Company Limited 1760:John I. Thornycroft & Company Limited 636:15 May 1940, salvaged 1953 and broken up. 427:became Admiralty Modified W-class ships. 80:Learn how and when to remove this message 3505:Raven, Alan & Roberts, John (1979). 3410: 3353:. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press. 3348: 3329: 3042: 2669: 2527:20 September 1922, mined and damaged in 1486:in October 1933, bombed and sunk off of 338: 43:This article includes a list of general 3589:. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. 3565: 3542: 3487: 3394:Destroyers of the Royal Navy, 1893–1981 1476:Palmers Shipbuilding & Iron Company 7335:North Atlantic convoys of World War II 7317: 3610:Robert J. Moore and John A. Rodgaard, 3584: 3547:The U-boat Peril: A Fight for Survival 3523: 3490:'V & W' Class Destroyers 1917–1945 3448: 3391: 2818:-class escorts with their emphasis on 869:for another destroyer acquired by the 474:11 ft 9 in (3.6 m) deep 7299:Laid down and completed after the war 6026: 4740: 3635: 3470: 2998: 2830:, but it is most likely derived from 735:QF 2 pdr (40 mm) Mk II "pom-pom" 3036:in 'A' position for East Coast anti- 2665: 2650:Conversions for the Second World War 2183:William Denny & Brothers Limited 1389:William Denny & Brothers Limited 1172: 1095:Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson 959:William Denny & Brothers Limited 873:. Sold for breaking up 4 March 1947. 865:on 1 April 1928 to release the name 700: 688:in October 1933, bombed and sunk by 654:William Denny & Brothers Limited 632:aircraft, beached and abandoned off 29: 5985:One or more completed after the war 2589: 2312:, order cancelled 26 November 1918. 1544:Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson 1518:depth charge mortar in August 1941. 274:General characteristics (see below) 13: 3604: 2654:From 1937 the disposal of elderly 1556:southwest of Ireland, 5 July 1940. 438:General characteristics (as built) 49:it lacks sufficient corresponding 14: 7356: 3627: 2247:Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson 1731:4/6 (2/3x2 – see text) tubes for 466:29 ft 6 in (9.0 m) 190:Thornycroft type destroyer leader 4229: 4037: 3998: 3810: 3771: 3685: 3283:Commando War Stories in Pictures 2758:Vanquisher (Nov 1942 – Mar 1943) 2727:High Frequency Direction Finding 2349:– also from John Brown, renamed 2019: 1966:amidships, between the funnels. 1912:BL 4.7 in (120mm) Mk.I L/45 guns 1180: 484:27,000 shp (20,134 kW) 148: 135: 97: 34: 3323: 2306:William Beardmore & Company 2141:– also from Beardmore, renamed 2129:William Beardmore & Company 1925:21-inch (530 mm) torpedoes 1733:21-inch (530 mm) torpedoes 1282:21-inch (530 mm) torpedoes 1061:on night of 3/4 September 1919. 853:William Beardmore & Company 547:QF 4 in (102 mm) Mk V guns 7340:Ship classes of the Royal Navy 3307:"Cwt" is the abbreviation for 3301: 1774:guns on platforms amidships – 1720:QF 4 in Mk.V (102mm L/45) guns 1405:William Doxford & Sons Ltd 1260:QF 4 in Mk.V (102mm L/45) guns 943:William Doxford & Sons Ltd 752:The 23 vessels comprising the 740:2 × twin 21-inch torpedo tubes 726:4 × single QF 4-inch Mk V guns 716:1,090 long tons (1,110 t) 446:1,188 long tons (1,207 t) 292:was an amalgam of six similar 1: 3349:Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980). 3332:Naval Weapons of World War II 3061:in the L – escort – series): 2868:0.5 inch Vickers machine guns 2743:Vanessa (Sep 1941 – Jun 1942) 2493:J. Samuel White & Company 2225:Hawthorn Leslie & Company 1582:J. Samuel White & Company 1441:Hawthorn Leslie & Company 1031:Hawthorn Leslie & Company 927:J. Samuel White & Company 678:J. Samuel White & Company 553:QF 3-inch (76 mm) 20 cwt 327:effort, in the vital role of 7064:Harbour defence motor launch 3507:'V' and 'W' Class Destroyers 3318: 2852:QF 4 inch L/45 Mark XVI guns 1948:Thornycroft Modified W class 1837:Thornycroft modified W class 1331:Alexander Stephen & Sons 1240:), 2 shafts, 27,000 shp 1071:Alexander Stephen & Sons 729:1 × single QF 3-inch 20 cwt 224:Thornycroft modified W class 7: 5991:Grouping of several classes 5979:All completed after the war 5000:Pre-dreadnought battleships 3623:from a surviving signalman. 3585:Winser, John de D. (1999). 2779:Vansittart (Feb – May 1943) 2746:Winchelsea (Feb – Mar 1942) 2535:, broken up September 1946. 1884:, 2 shafts, 30,000 shp 1700:, 2 shafts, 30,000 shp 1341:in October 1933, bombed by 997:October 1933, scuttled off 622:Cammell Laird & Company 515:(63 km/h; 39 mph) 454:312 ft (95.1 m) ( 109:Glasgow Museum of Transport 10: 7361: 7244:Merchant aircraft carriers 5435:Destroyer flotilla leaders 3663:V- and W- class destroyers 3475:. London: Seeley Service. 2782:Versatile (Feb – Aug 1943) 2752:Volunteer (Aug – Dec 1942) 2749:Whitehall (Jun – Jul 1942) 2621:(Admiralty V class leader) 2112: 2012:Admiralty modified W class 1980: 1789: 1318: 840: 334: 227:Admiralty modified W class 18: 7274: 7110: 7054: 6954: 6913: 6855: 6767: 6686: 6663: 6625: 6481: 6450: 6356: 6324: 6297: 6242: 6175: 6120: 6058: 5972: 5949: 5877: 5787: 5764: 5736: 5667: 5619: 5492: 5433: 5371: 5267: 5223: 5203: 5141: 5074: 4998: 4894: 4772: 4721: 4698: 4669: 4644: 4619: 4612: 4395: 4273: 4266: 4227: 4202: 4052: 4028: 3996: 3808: 3801: 3769: 3683: 3676: 3669: 3568:Destroyers of World War 2 3411:Friedman, Norman (2009). 2785:Watchman (May – Jul 1943) 2776:Wanderer (Feb – Apr 1943) 2764:Westcott (Jan – Jun 1943) 2761:Wrestler (Jan – Apr 1943) 2740:Viscount (Jul – Nov 1941) 2034: 2018: 1950:were a private design by 1843: 1756:Thornycroft V and W class 1659: 1653:Thornycroft V and W class 1195: 1179: 707: 580:Admiralty V-class leaders 437: 431:Admiralty V-class leaders 404: 366:into the Royal Navy. The 353:; one red over one white. 273: 221:Thornycroft V and W class 115: 96: 7345:V and W-class destroyers 3488:Preston, Antony (1971). 3471:March, Edgar J. (1966). 3392:Cocker, Maurice (1981). 3294: 3133:V and W class in fiction 2773:Warwick (Feb – Apr 1943) 2755:Vidette (Oct – Dec 1942) 2600:were transferred to the 2159:John Brown & Company 1668:1,120 tons standard 1359:John Brown & Company 899:John Brown & Company 609: 306:War Emergency Programmes 212:Admiralty V-class leader 7293:Completed after the war 7258:Armed merchant cruisers 7069:Fairmile B motor launch 6122:Light aircraft carriers 4896:Dreadnought battleships 3566:Whitley, M. J. (1988). 3524:Rohwer, Jürgen (2005). 3371:; Warlow, Ben (2006) . 3330:Campbell, John (1985). 3265:raid in the 1963 novel 3034:QF 6 pounder 10 cwt gun 2903:upon re-commissioning: 2840:Thornycroft type leader 2799: 2788:Verity (May – Sep 1943) 2770:Walker (Feb – Apr 1943) 2767:Vesper (Jan – Jul 1943) 2737:Vimy (Jan – April 1941) 1636:, Greece 27 April 1941. 1125:off Seiskari Island in 64:more precise citations. 25:W and Z-class destroyer 21:U and V-class destroyer 7325:Battle of the Atlantic 7265:Ocean boarding vessels 7251:Fighter catapult ships 3054: 2856:rangefinder - director 2794:Velox (Jan – Apr 1944) 2791:Vanoc (May – Oct 1943) 2688:Mid-Ocean Escort Force 2679: 2328:German submarine 2107:BL 4.7 inch Mark I gun 1494:aircraft 30 June 1941. 1449:German submarine 354: 4237:Royal Australian Navy 4006:Royal Australian Navy 3779:Royal Australian Navy 3543:Whinney, Bob (2000). 3492:. London: Macdonald. 3046: 2707:ahead-throwing weapon 2673: 2602:Royal Australian Navy 2059:10 ft 11 in 1868:10 ft 11 in 1484:Royal Australian Navy 1345:aircraft and beached 1339:Royal Australian Navy 995:Royal Australian Navy 686:Royal Australian Navy 562:21-inch (533 mm) 342: 156:Royal Australian Navy 7203:Submarine depot ship 7097:-class river gunboat 7089:Insect-class gunboat 6007:Single ship of class 3290:, published in 1972. 3005:BL 4.7 inch main gun 2276:Yarrow & Company 1684:10 ft 6 in 1676:30 ft 6 in 1139:Yarrow & Company 414:over the gun on the 383:Yarrow Later M class 3286:comic #669, titled 3212:The Fighting Spirit 3199:); the eighth, HMS 3010:Short-range escorts 2645:(Admiralty W class) 2637:(Admiralty W class) 2629:(Admiralty V class) 2610:Scrap Iron Flotilla 1876:3 Thornycroft type 871:Royal Canadian Navy 7102:Type Two 63 ft HSL 7074:Motor torpedo boat 6460:Thornycroft type ( 5269:Protected cruisers 3150:Nicholas Monsarrat 3055: 2999:Short-range escort 2880:20 mm Oerlikon gun 2872:QF 2 pdr Mark VIII 2699:long-range escorts 2680: 2337:26 September 1942. 1969:The completion of 1960:BL 4.7 inch Mark I 1923:6 (2x3) tubes for 1878:Water-tube boilers 1772:QF 2 pdr Mark VIII 1694:Water-tube boilers 1349:23 September 1942. 1280:6 (2x3) tubes for 489:Water-tube boilers 425:BL 4.7 in gun 355: 7330:Destroyer classes 7312: 7311: 7184:Seaplane carriers 6452:Destroyer leaders 6060:Aircraft carriers 6020: 6019: 5180:Duke of Edinburgh 5143:Armoured cruisers 4778:Seaplane carriers 4734: 4733: 4694: 4693: 4608: 4607: 4604: 4603: 4262: 4261: 4223: 4222: 4024: 4023: 3797: 3796: 3422:978-1-59114-081-8 3384:978-1-86176-281-8 2666:Long-range escort 2103: 2102: 2029:(D74/I74) in 1942 1944: 1943: 1752: 1751: 1728:anti-aircraft gun 1458:20 February 1944. 1301:Admiralty W class 1297: 1296: 1276:anti-aircraft gun 1173:Admiralty W class 1129:1 September 1919. 754:Admiralty V class 750: 749: 737:anti-aircraft gun 701:Admiralty V class 576: 575: 556:anti-aircraft gun 401:) on two shafts. 286: 285: 218:Admiralty W class 215:Admiralty V class 186:Succeeded by 90: 89: 82: 7352: 6469:Admiralty type ( 6047: 6040: 6033: 6024: 6023: 5471:Thornycroft (or 4761: 4754: 4747: 4738: 4737: 4670:Modified W class 4617: 4616: 4271: 4270: 4267:Modified W class 4235: 4233: 4232: 4050: 4049: 4043: 4041: 4040: 4033: 4032: 4004: 4002: 4001: 3816: 3814: 3813: 3806: 3805: 3777: 3775: 3774: 3691: 3689: 3688: 3681: 3680: 3674: 3673: 3656: 3649: 3642: 3633: 3632: 3600: 3581: 3562: 3550: 3539: 3520: 3501: 3484: 3467: 3445: 3426: 3407: 3388: 3364: 3345: 3312: 3305: 3246:Alistair MacLean 3227:Ronald Bassett's 2660:Second World War 2590:Australian ships 2335:Western Atlantic 2023: 2016: 2015: 1956:Modified W class 1841: 1840: 1782:only – and that 1726:QF 3-inch 20 cwt 1657: 1656: 1274:QF 3-inch 20 cwt 1184: 1177: 1176: 1013:19 October 1940. 760:destroyers (see 705: 704: 692:aircraft in the 584:flotilla leaders 500:2 × shafts, 2 × 435: 434: 395:shaft horsepower 360:River or E class 325:Second World War 154: 152: 151: 141: 139: 138: 101: 94: 93: 85: 78: 74: 71: 65: 60:this article by 51:inline citations 38: 37: 30: 7360: 7359: 7355: 7354: 7353: 7351: 7350: 7349: 7315: 7314: 7313: 7308: 7270: 7106: 7050: 6950: 6909: 6851: 6839:Southern Prince 6763: 6682: 6659: 6621: 6477: 6446: 6352: 6320: 6293: 6253:Queen Elizabeth 6238: 6226:Pretoria Castle 6177:Escort carriers 6171: 6116: 6054: 6051: 6021: 6016: 5997:converted from 5968: 5945: 5873: 5783: 5760: 5732: 5663: 5615: 5488: 5429: 5367: 5263: 5219: 5199: 5137: 5070: 5051:King Edward VII 5009:Royal Sovereign 4994: 4982:Queen Elizabeth 4890: 4768: 4765: 4735: 4730: 4717: 4690: 4665: 4640: 4600: 4391: 4258: 4230: 4228: 4219: 4198: 4038: 4036: 4020: 3999: 3997: 3992: 3811: 3809: 3793: 3772: 3770: 3765: 3686: 3684: 3677:V class leaders 3665: 3660: 3630: 3621:H.M.S. 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5766:Gunboats 5669:Monitors 5605:Talisman 5572:Yarrow M 5458:Marksman 5451:Faulknor 5410:Boadicea 5403:Sentinel 5334:Arrogant 5320:Powerful 5239:Arethusa 5194:Minotaur 5166:Monmouth 5016:Majestic 4933:Colossus 4829:Raven II 4822:Campania 4801:Engadine 4774:Aircraft 4660:Woolston 4635:Viscount 4571:Wrangler 4551:Whitaker 4516:Westphal 4511:Werewolf 4436:Virulent 4427:Vigorous 4417:Vengeful 4345:Wanderer 4303:Whitshed 4289:Venomous 4253:Waterhen 4210:Wayfarer 4159:Waterhen 4138:Wrestler 4131:Westcott 4075:Watchman 4015:Vendetta 3918:Vittoria 3876:Vendetta 3841:Vehement 3760:Valhalla 3734:Valorous 3728:Montrose 3708:Valkyrie 3452:(1998). 3240:and HMS 3221:and HMS 3208:Vagabond 3195:and HMS 3193:Whiplash 3140:Viperous 3097:Whitshed 3066:Venomous 2986:Woolston 2920:Valorous 2723:Type 291 2719:Type 271 2704:Hedgehog 2642:Waterhen 2626:Vendetta 2551:Westphal 2545:Werewolf 2539:Wrangler 2460:Whitshed 2399:Whitaker 2357:Virulent 2347:Vigorous 2316:Vengeful 2251:Wallsend 2200:Wanderer 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V and W-class destroyer

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