"W" Class Destroyer (1917)

A total of some 22 destroyers of the "W" Class were completed in 1917-1918. Late in the war, an additional order was placed for a large number of Modified "W" class destroyers, most of which were cancelled.

Torpedoes

Other Weapons

Fire Control

Instruments

Rangefinders

Directors

On 26 April, 1918, Wolsey had her director tilt tested at Southampton.^[1]

Torpedo Control

Alterations

By November 1918, Warwick and Whirlwind were operating out of Dover and were equipped to carry 74 "M" type sinker mines. The torpedo tubes and guns removed when the mines were shipped could be placed back aboard with enough notice.^[2]

Footnotes

↑ Director Firing for Flotilla Leaders and Destroyers, 1918, p. 45.
↑ Admiralty. Annual Report of the Torpedo School Mining Appendix, 1917-1918, p. 11. Plate 7.

Bibliography

Admiralty, Technical History Section (1920). The Technical History and Index: Alteration in Armaments of H.M. Ships during the War. Vol. 4, Part 34. C.B. 1515 (34) now O.U. 6171/20. At The National Archives, Kew, United Kingdom.
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).