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| − | + | Twenty-one [[Destroyer|destroyers]] of the '''"W" Class''' were completed in 1917-1918. They were essentially the same design as the [["V" Class Destroyer (1917)|"V" class]], but incorporated the triple torpedo tube mounts that had not been ready in time for the "V"s. | |
Late in the war, an additional order was placed for a large number of [[Modified "W" Class Destroyer (1918)|Modified "W" class]] destroyers, most of which were cancelled. | Late in the war, an additional order was placed for a large number of [[Modified "W" Class Destroyer (1918)|Modified "W" class]] destroyers, most of which were cancelled. | ||
Revision as of 13:41, 23 September 2012
Twenty-one destroyers of the "W" Class were completed in 1917-1918. They were essentially the same design as the "V" class, but incorporated the triple torpedo tube mounts that had not been ready in time for the "V"s.
Late in the war, an additional order was placed for a large number of Modified "W" class destroyers, most of which were cancelled.
| Overview of 21 vessels | |||||
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| Citations for this data available on individual ship pages | |||||
| Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
| Wakeful | John Brown | 6 Oct, 1917 | Torpedoed 29 May, 1940 | ||
| Watchman | John Brown | 2 Nov, 1917 | 23 Jul, 1945 | ||
| Walpole | Doxford | 12 Feb, 1918 | 8 Feb, 1945 | ||
| Whitley | Doxford | 13 Apr, 1918 | Bombed 19 May, 1940 | ||
| Walker | Denny | 29 Nov, 1917 | 15 Mar, 1946 | ||
| Westcott | Denny | 14 Feb, 1918 | 8 Jan, 1946 | ||
| Walrus | Fairfield]] | 27 Dec, 1917 | Stranded 12 Feb, 1938 | ||
| Wolfhound | Fairfield]] | 14 Mar, 1918 | 18 Feb, 1948 | ||
| Warwick | Hawthorn Leslie | 28 Dec, 1917 | Torpedoed 20 Feb, 1944 | ||
| Wessex | Hawthorn Leslie | 12 Mar, 1918 | Sunk 24 May, 1940 | ||
| Voyager | A. Stephen | 8 May, 1918 | Grounded 23 Sep, 1942 | ||
| Whirlwind | Swan Hunter | 15 Dec, 1917 | Torpedoed 5 Jul, 1940 | ||
| Wrestler | Swan Hunter | 25 Feb, 1918 | 20 Jul, 1944 | ||
| Winchelsea | J. S. White | 15 Dec, 1917 | 20 Mar, 1945 | ||
| Winchester | J. S. White | 1 Feb, 1918 | 5 Mar, 1946 | ||
| Westminster | Scott | 1918 | 4 Mar, 1947 | ||
| Windsor | Scott | 21 Jun, 1918 | 4 Mar, 1947 | ||
| Wryneck | Palmer | 13 May, 1918 | Sunk 27 Apr, 1941 | ||
| Waterhen | Palmer | 26 Mar, 1918 | Foundered 30 Jun, 1941 | ||
| Wolsey | Thornycroft | 16 Mar, 1918 | 4 Mar, 1947 | ||
| Woolston | Thornycroft | 27 Apr, 1918 | 18 Feb, 1947 | ||
Contents
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]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Director Firing for Flotilla Leaders and Destroyers, 1918, p. 45.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, Mining Appendix, 1917-18. 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).
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| Wakeful | Watchman | Walpole | Whitley | Walker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Westcott | Walrus | Wolfhound | Warwick | Wessex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Voyager | Whirlwind | Wrestler | Winchelsea | Winchester | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Westminster | Windsor | Wryneck | Waterhen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Wolsey | Woolston | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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