Technical information
Type | Destroyer |
Displacement | 1710 BRT |
Length | 363 feet |
Complement | 186 men |
Armament | As designed; 4 4.5" guns (4x1) 2 40mm AA (1x2) 6 20mm AA (2x2, 2x1) 8 21" torpedo tubes |
Max speed | 37 knots |
Engines | Geared turbines, 2 shafts |
Power | 40000 HP |
Notes on class |
All ships of the W class
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HMS Wager (R 98) | ||
HMS Wakeful (ii) (R 59) | ||
HMS Wessex (ii) (R 78) | ||
HMS Whelp (R 37) | ||
HMS Whirlwind (ii) (R 87) | ||
HMS Wizard (R 72) | ||
HMS Wrangler (R 48) | ||
Flotilla leader | ||
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HMS Kempenfelt (ii) (R 03) | ||
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See all Destroyer classes.
The last stand of the tin can sailors Hornfischer, James D. |
Books dealing with this subject include:
200,000 Miles Aboard the Destroyer Cotten, Robinson, C. Snelling, 1999 |