Technical information
Type | Destroyer |
Displacement | 1710 BRT |
Length | 363 feet |
Complement | 180 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 V class
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HMCS Algonquin (R 17) | ||
HMCS Sioux (R 64) | ||
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HMS Valentine (ii) (R 17) (To Canada as Algonquin) | ||
HMS Venus (R 50) | ||
HMS Verulam (R 28) | ||
HMS Vigilant (R 93) | ||
HMS Virago (R 75) | ||
HMS Vixen (R 64) (To Canada as Sioux) | ||
HMS Volage (R 41) | ||
Flotilla leader | ||
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HMS Hardy (ii) (R 08) | Lost on 30 Jan 1944 | |
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See all Destroyer classes.
V class ships hit by U-boats (1) | |||
30 Jan 1944 | HMS Hardy (ii) | Sunk | U-278 |
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 |