Wanderer 1919
Volunteer 1941
Worcester 1942
Wolverine 1942
Vansittart 1943
Whitshed 1944
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| 1-st order (1/1918), Admiralty design | ||||||
| Vansittart | D64 | Beardmore, Dalmuir | 7/1918 | 17/4/1919 | 11/1919 | BU 2/1946 |
| Vimy (ex-Vantage) | Beardmore, Dalmuir | 1918 | --- | --- | cancelled 9/1919 | |
| Volunteer | D71 | Denny, Dumbarton | 4/1918 | 17/4/1919 | 11/1919 | BU 3/1947 |
| Votary | Denny, Dumbarton | 1918 | --- | --- | cancelled 12/1918 | |
| Venomous (ex-Venom) | D75 | John Brown, Clydebank | 5/1918 | 21/12/1918 | 6/1919 | BU 3/1947 |
| Verity | D63 | John Brown, Clydebank | 5/1918 | 19/3/1919 | 9/1919 | BU 3/1947 |
| Wanderer | D74 | Fairfield, Govan | 8/1918 | 1/5/1919 | 9/1919 | BU 1/1946 |
| Warren | Fairfield, Govan | 1918 | --- | --- | cancelled 9/1919 | |
| Welcome | Hawthorn Leslie, Hebburn | 1918 | --- | --- | cancelled 4/1919 | |
| Welfare | Hawthorn Leslie, Hebburn | 1918 | --- | --- | cancelled 4/1919 | |
| Whitehall | D94 | Swan Hunter, Wallsend / Chatham DYd | 6/1918 | 11/9/1919 | 7/1924 | BU 10/1945 |
| Whitehead | Swan Hunter, Wallsend | 1918 | 6/1918 | --- | cancelled 4/1919 | |
| Wren | D98 | Yarrow, Scotstoun / Pembroke DYd | 6/1918 | 11/11/1919 | 1/1923 | sunk 27/7/1940 |
| Wye | Yarrow, Scotstoun | 1918 | 1/1918 | --- | cancelled 9/1919 | |
| Thornycroft specials | ||||||
| Wishart | D67 | Thornycroft, Woolston | 5/1918 | 18/7/1919 | 6/1920 | BU 3/1945 |
| Witch | D89 | Thornycroft, Woolston / Devonport DYd | 6/1918 | 11/11/1919 | 3/1924 | BU 7/1946 |
| 2-nd order (4/1918), Admiralty design | ||||||
| Vashon | Beardmore, Dalmuir | 1918 | --- | --- | cancelled 11/1918 | |
| Vengeful | Beardmore, Dalmuir | 1918 | --- | --- | cancelled 11/1918 | |
| Veteran | D72 | John Brown, Clydebank | 8/1918 | 26/4/1919 | 11/1919 | sunk 26/9/1942 |
| Vigo | John Brown, Clydebank | 1918 | --- | --- | cancelled 11/1918 | |
| Virulent | John Brown, Clydebank | 1918 | --- | --- | cancelled 11/1918 | |
| Volage | John Brown, Clydebank | 1918 | --- | --- | cancelled 11/1918 | |
| Volcano | John Brown, Clydebank | 1918 | --- | --- | cancelled 11/1918 | |
| Wistful (ex-Vigorous) | John Brown, Clydebank | 1918 | --- | --- | cancelled 11/1918 | |
| Wager | Denny, Dumbarton | 1918 | --- | --- | cancelled 4/1919 | |
| Wake | Denny, Dumbarton | 1918 | --- | --- | cancelled 11/1918 | |
| Waldegrave | Denny, Dumbarton | 1918 | --- | --- | cancelled 11/1918 | |
| Walton | Denny, Dumbarton | 1918 | --- | --- | cancelled 11/1918 | |
| Whitaker | Denny, Dumbarton | 1918 | --- | --- | cancelled 11/1918 | |
| Watson | Fairfield, Govan / Devonport DYd | 1918 | 1919 | --- | cancelled 9/1919 | |
| Wave | Fairfield, Govan | 1918 | --- | --- | cancelled 11/1918 | |
| Weazel | Fairfield, Govan | 1918 | --- | --- | cancelled 11/1918 | |
| White Bear | Fairfield, Govan | 1918 | --- | --- | cancelled 11/1918 | |
| Wellesley | Hawthorn Leslie, Hebburn | 1918 | --- | --- | cancelled 11/1918 | |
| Wheeler | Scotts, Greenock | 1918 | --- | --- | cancelled 4/1919 | |
| Whip | Scotts, Greenock | 1918 | --- | --- | cancelled 11/1918 | |
| Whippet | Scotts, Greenock | 1918 | --- | --- | cancelled 11/1918 | |
| Whelp | Scotts, Greenock | 1918 | --- | --- | cancelled 9/1919 | |
| Whitshed | D77 | Swan Hunter, Wallsend | 6/1918 | 31/1/1919 | 7/1919 | BU 2/1947 |
| Wild Swan | D62 | Swan Hunter, Wallsend | 7/1918 | 17/5/1919 | 11/1919 | sunk 17/6/1942 |
| Willoughby | Swan Hunter, Wallsend | 1918 | --- | --- | cancelled 12/1918 | |
| Winter | Swan Hunter, Wallsend | 1918 | --- | --- | cancelled 12/1918 | |
| Witherington | D76 | White, Cowes | 9/1918 | 16/1/1919 | 10/1919 | BU 3/1947 |
| Wivern | D66 | White, Cowes | 8/1918 | 16/4/1919 | 12/1919 | BU 2/1947 |
| Wolverine | D78 | White, Cowes | 10/1918 | 17/7/1919 | 7/1920 | BU 1/1946 |
| Worcester, 1945- Yeoman | D96 | White, Cowes / Portsmouth DYd | 12/1918 | 24/10/1919 | 9/1922 | damaged 23/12/1943, never repaired, BU 9/1946 |
| Werewolf | White, Cowes (ex-Swan Hunter, Wallsend) | 1918 | 17/7/1919 | --- | cancelled 4/1919 | |
| Westphal | White, Cowes (ex-Swan Hunter, Wallsend) | 1918 | --- | --- | cancelled 4/1919 | |
| Westward Ho | White, Cowes (ex-Swan Hunter, Wallsend) | 1918 | --- | --- | cancelled 4/1919 | |
| Wrangler | Yarrow, Scotstoun (ex-White, Cowes) | 1918 | --- | --- | cancelled 9/1919 | |
| Yeoman | Yarrow, Scotstoun | 1918 | --- | --- | cancelled 4/1919 | |
| Zealous | Yarrow, Scotstoun | 1918 | --- | --- | cancelled 4/1919 | |
| Zebra | Yarrow, Scotstoun | 1918 | --- | --- | cancelled 4/1919 | |
| Zodiac | Yarrow, Scotstoun | 1918 | --- | --- | cancelled 4/1919 | |
|
Displacement normal, t |
1325 |
|
Displacement full, t |
Admiralty design: 1508 Thornycroft specials: 1530 |
|
Length, m |
95.1 |
|
Breadth, m |
Admiralty design: 9.00 Thornycroft specials: 9.40 |
|
Draught, m |
Admiralty design: 3.20 Thornycroft specials: 2.90 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
Brown-Curtis geared steam turbines, 3 Yarrow boilers Whitehall, Whitehead, Whitshed, Wild Swan, Willoughby, Winter: Parsons geared steam turbines, 3 Yarrow boilers Wivern, Witherington, Wolverine, Worcester, Werewolf, Westphal, Westward Ho: Brown-Curtis geared steam turbines, 3 White-Forster boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
Admiralty design: 27000 Thornycroft specials: 30000 |
|
Max speed, kn |
Admiralty design: 34 Thornycroft specials: 35 |
|
Fuel, t |
Admiralty design: oil 367 Thornycroft specials: oil 374 |
|
Endurance, nm(kts) |
3210(15) |
|
Armament |
4 x 1 - 120/45 BL Mk I, 1 x 1 - 76/45 QF Mk I HA or 2 x 1 - 40/39 pompom, 2 x 3 - 533 TT, 2 DCT, 1 DCR (15 - 20 DC) |
| Sensors | sonar |
|
Complement |
127 |
Ship project history: Development of "W" class, they were built in two series, appreciable differed outwardly, but having practically identical technical data. When the Admiralty placed in January, 1918 the order on next destroyers, it was supposed, that they become repetition of "W" class with minor alterations of a technological order, however has soon been solved increase their armament, having installing 120mm guns that has caused significant processing of full design. Because of the big sizes of new guns it was necessary to raise a little the bridge for review improvement that has led to weighting of a fore end and some deterioration of seaworthiness.
This lack of the new ships was obvious at a designing phase, therefore at the initiative of Thornycroft which had an order on 2 ships, design received serious changes. For the expense of re-planning of boiler rooms on Wishart and Witch the second funnel managed to be removed aft, having exempted place for the bridge which was now distant from a stem notably further, than at Admiralty designed destroyers, that notably lightened a fore end. Only Thornycroft-built ships of 1st series were built in a similar way, and remaining not to delay limits for the readiness, have decided to build on invariable design. Therefore outwardly these destroyers practically did not differ from the predecessors of "V/W" classes.
Ideas of Thornycroft were completely embodied in the design of ships of the next order (April, 1918). Outwardly they differed from 1st series by the bridge displaced in a stern and funnels, first of which was thicker, than second (on all earlier ships it was contrary).
Modernizations: 1924, all: AA armament consisted of 2 x 1 - 40/39 pompom
spring - summer 1940, all: - 1 x 3 - 533 TT; + 1 x 1 - 76/40 QF Mk I HA
1941 - 1942, all but Wren and Worcester: - 1 x 1 - 120/45 ("Y"); + 2 DCT, 1 DCR ( DCs stowage was 70 - 98 pcs)
(1 - 8/1942), Venomous, (5 - 8/1942), Whitehall; (1 - 5/1943), Wanderer; (4 - 10/1943), Verity: 1 boiler was removed, fuel stowage rose up to 450t, engine power decreased to 15 000hp, maximal speed was 24.5kts, full displacement was 1730-1760t; - 1 x 1 - 120/45 ("A"), 1 x 1 - 76/40, 1 x 3 - 533 TT; + 2 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog DCT
late 1942, Vansittart, Volunteer, Wishart, Witch, Whitshed, Witherington, Wivern, Wolverine, Worcester: + 2 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon
(8/1942 - 1/1943), Volunteer; (1 - 6/1943), Vansittart: 1 boiler was removed, fuel stowage rose up to 450t, engine power decreased to 15 000hp, maximal speed was 24.5kts, full displacement was 1730-1760t; - 1 x 3 - 533 TT
1943 - 1944, Volunteer, Veteran, Wolverine: - 1 x 1 - 120/45 ("A"); + 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog DCT
1943 - 1944, Vansittart, Volunteer, Wanderer, Venomous, Verity, Whitehall, Wishart, Witch: - 2 x 1 - 40/39; + (2 - 3) x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon
1944, Witherington: - 1 x 1 - 120/45, 1 x 1 - 76/40, 1 x 3 - 533 TT, 2 DCT, 1 DCR (DCs stowage was 20 pcs); + 1 x 2 - 57/47 QF Mk I, 1 x 1 - 40/39 pompom
1944, Whitshed, Wivern: - 1 x 1 - 120/45, 1 x 3 - 533 TT, 2 DCT, 1 DCR (DCs stowage was 20 pcs); + 1 x 2 - 57/47 QF Mk I, 1 x 1 - 40/39 pompom
late 1944, Witherington, Whitshed, Wivern: - 1 x 1 - 40/39; + 1 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon
Naval service: Wren 27/7/1940 was sunk by German He 111 bombers off British coast. Wild Swan 17/6/1942 was badly damaged by German Ju 88 bombers, soon collided with Spanish trawler in 100nm S of Ireland and sunk. Veteran 26/9/1942 was sunk by German submarine U404 near South coast of Iceland. Worcester was mined in the North Sea 23/12/1943, badly damaged, not repaired and used as hulk; renamed Yeoman in 1945.
Whitshed
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