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A total of some 16 [[Destroyer|destroyers]] of the '''Modified "W" Class''' were completed soon after the war, though many more were cancelled. The ships were a variation of the [["W" Class Destroyer (1917)|"W" class destroyers]] completed in some time earlier. | A total of some 16 [[Destroyer|destroyers]] of the '''Modified "W" Class''' were completed soon after the war, though many more were cancelled. The ships were a variation of the [["W" Class Destroyer (1917)|"W" class destroyers]] completed in some time earlier. The design of the stern was different, and there were changes in the boiler room arrangement to improve watertightness which made the second funnel larger than the first, but the big change was that the 4-in guns long common on Royal Navy destroyers were now landed in favor of 4.7-in weapons. | ||
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{ship | {ship | ||
name=Vansittart | name=Vansittart | ||
pend= | pend=D.64 (Nov 1919){{DittColl|p. 76}} | ||
builder= | builder=[[Beardmore]]{{Conways1906|p.85}} | ||
order= | order=Jan, 1918 (1st Order){{Conways1906|p.85}} | ||
laid= | laid= | ||
launch=1919 | launch=17 4 1919{{DittColl|p. 76}} | ||
fatedate=25 2 1946{{DittColl|p. 76}} | |||
comm= | comm= | ||
} | } | ||
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{ship | {ship | ||
name=Volunteer | name=Volunteer | ||
pend= | pend=D.71 (Nov 1919){{DittColl|p. 76}} | ||
builder= | builder=[[Denny]]{{Conways1906|p.85}} | ||
order= | order=" | ||
laid= | laid= | ||
launch=1919 | launch=17 4 1919{{DittColl|p. 76}} | ||
fatedate=4 3 1947{{DittColl|p. 76}} | |||
comm= | comm= | ||
} | } | ||
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{ship | {ship | ||
name=Venomous | name=Venomous | ||
pend= | pend=G.98 (Jun 1919){{DittColl|p. 76}} | ||
builder= | builder=[[John Brown]]{{Conways1906|p.85}} | ||
order= | order=" | ||
laid= | laid= | ||
launch=1918 | launch=21 12 1918{{DittColl|p. 76}} | ||
fatedate=4 3 1947{{DittColl|p. 76}} | |||
comm= | comm= | ||
} | } | ||
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{ship | {ship | ||
name=Verity | name=Verity | ||
pend= | pend=F.36 (Sep 1919){{DittColl|p. 76}} | ||
builder= | builder=" | ||
order= | order=" | ||
laid= | laid= | ||
launch=1919 | launch=19 3 1919{{DittColl|p. 76}} | ||
fatedate=4 3 1947{{DittColl|p. 76}} | |||
comm= | comm= | ||
} | } | ||
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{ship | {ship | ||
name=Wanderer | name=Wanderer | ||
pend= | pend=D.74 (Sep 1919){{DittColl|p. 76}} | ||
builder= | builder=[[Fairfield]]{{Conways1906|p.85}} | ||
order= | order=" | ||
laid= | laid= | ||
launch= | launch=1 5 19{{DittColl|p. 76}}{{March|p. 226}} | ||
fatedate=31 1 1946{{DittColl|p. 76}} | |||
comm= | comm= | ||
} | } | ||
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{ship | {ship | ||
name=Whitehall | name=Whitehall | ||
pend= | pend=D.94 (Jul 1924){{DittColl|p. 76}} | ||
builder= | builder=[[Swan Hunter]]{{Conways1906|p.85}} | ||
order= | order=" | ||
laid= | laid= | ||
launch=1919 | launch=11 9 1919{{DittColl|p. 76}} | ||
fatedate=10 1945{{DittColl|p. 76}} | |||
comm= | comm= | ||
} | } | ||
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{ship | {ship | ||
name=Wren | name=Wren | ||
pend= | pend=D.88 (Feb 1923){{DittColl|p. 76}} | ||
builder= | builder=[[Yarrow]]{{Conways1906|p.85}} | ||
order= | order=" | ||
laid= | laid= | ||
launch=1919 | launch=11 11 1919{{DittColl|p. 76}} | ||
fate=Sunk | |||
fate2=Air attack off Aldeburgh{{DittColl|p. 76}} | |||
fatedate=27 7 1940{{DittColl|p. 76}} | |||
comm= | comm= | ||
} | } | ||
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{ship | {ship | ||
name=Veteran | name=Veteran | ||
pend= | pend=D.72 (Nov 1919){{DittColl|p. 76}} | ||
builder= | builder=[[John Brown]]{{Conways1906|p.85}} | ||
order= | order=Apr, 1918 (2nd Order){{Conways1906|p.85}} | ||
laid= | laid= | ||
launch=1919 | launch=26 4 1919{{DittColl|p. 76}} | ||
fate=Torpedoed | |||
fate2=by U-404 in North Atlantic | |||
fatedate=26 9 1942{{DittColl|p. 76}} | |||
comm= | comm= | ||
} | } | ||
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{ship | {ship | ||
name=Wolverine | name=Wolverine | ||
pend= | pend=D.78 (Jul 1920){{DittColl|p. 76}} | ||
builder= | builder=[[J. S. White]]{{Conways1906|p.85}} | ||
order= | order=" | ||
laid= | laid= | ||
launch=1919 | launch=17 7 1919{{DittColl|p. 76}} | ||
fatedate=1 1946{{DittColl|p. 76}} | |||
comm= | comm= | ||
} | } | ||
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{ship | {ship | ||
name=Worcester | name=Worcester | ||
pend= | pend=D.96 (Sep 1922){{DittColl|p. 76}} | ||
builder= | builder=" | ||
order= | order=" | ||
laid= | laid= | ||
launch=1919 | launch=24 10 1919{{DittColl|p. 76}} | ||
fate=Broken up | |||
fatedate=9 1946{{DittColl|p. 76}} | |||
comm= | comm= | ||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name= | name=Witherington | ||
pend= | pend=D.76 (Oct 1919){{DittColl|p. 76}} | ||
builder= | builder=" | ||
order= | order=" | ||
laid= | laid= | ||
launch=1919 | launch=16 4 1919{{DittColl|p. 76}} | ||
fate2=Wrecked 29 Apr, 1947{{DittColl|p. 76}} | |||
fatedate=20 3 1947{{DittColl|p. 76}} | |||
comm= | comm= | ||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name= | name=Whitshed | ||
pend= | pend=F.A7 (Jul 1919){{DittColl|p. 76}} | ||
builder= | builder=[[Swan Hunter]]{{Conways1906|p.85}} | ||
order= | order=" | ||
laid= | laid= | ||
launch=1919 | launch=31 1 1919{{DittColl|p. 76}} | ||
fatedate=18 2 1947{{DittColl|p. 76}} | |||
comm= | comm= | ||
} | } | ||
{ship | {ship | ||
name= | name=Wild Swan | ||
pend= | pend=D.62 (Nov 1919){{DittColl|p. 76}} | ||
builder= | builder=" | ||
order= | order=" | ||
laid= | laid= | ||
launch=1919 | launch=17 5 1919{{DittColl|p. 76}} | ||
fate=Sunk | |||
fate2=in Bay of Biscay | |||
fatedate=17 6 1942{{DittColl|p. 76}} | |||
comm= | comm= | ||
} | } | ||
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{ship | {ship | ||
name=Wishart | name=Wishart | ||
pend= | pend=D.67 (Nov 1919){{DittColl|p. 77}} | ||
builder= | builder=[[Thornycroft]]{{Conways1906|p.85}} | ||
order= | order=Jan, 1918 (1st Order){{Conways1906|p.85}} | ||
laid= | laid= | ||
launch=1919 | launch=18 7 1919{{DittColl|p. 77}} | ||
fatedate=20 3 1945{{DittColl|p. 77}} | |||
comm= | comm= | ||
} | } | ||
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{ship | {ship | ||
name=Witch | name=Witch | ||
pend= | pend=G.A6 (1920){{DittColl|p. 77}} | ||
builder= | builder=" | ||
order= | order=" | ||
laid= | laid= | ||
launch=1919 | launch=11 11 1919{{DittColl|p. 77}} | ||
fatedate=7 1946{{DittColl|p. 77}} | |||
comm= | comm= | ||
} | } | ||
Revision as of 15:48, 22 September 2012
A total of some 16 destroyers of the Modified "W" Class were completed soon after the war, though many more were cancelled. The ships were a variation of the "W" class destroyers completed in some time earlier. The design of the stern was different, and there were changes in the boiler room arrangement to improve watertightness which made the second funnel larger than the first, but the big change was that the 4-in guns long common on Royal Navy destroyers were now landed in favor of 4.7-in weapons.
Fire Control
Instruments
Rangefinders
Directors
These ships were delivered with directors in place.[Citation needed]
Torpedo Control
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
- March, Edgar J. (1966). British Destroyers: A History of Development, 1892-1953. London: Seeley Service & Co. Limited. (on Bookfinder.com).
- Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
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