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Destroyer histories. Royal naval old escort destroyer V and W class. Destroyer website dedicated to the history of HMS Valentine, HMS Valorous, HMS Vanity, HMS Vega, HMS Verdun, HMS Vimiera, HMS Vivien, HMS Viceroy, HMS Westminster, HMS Whitley, HMS Winchester, HMS Wolfhound, HMS Wryneck, HMS Wolsey and HMS Woolston from their launch to their participation in major wars also notice board for families of ex-crew of V and W Class escort destroyers. |
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HMS Vancouver | 28th December 1917 | She was renamed Vimy in April 1928 and eventually sold for scrap in March 1947. | |
HMS Vanessa | 16th March 1918 | Sold for scrap in March 1947. | |
HMS Vanity | 3rd May 1918 | Sold for scrap in March 1947. | |
HMS Vanquisher | 18th August 1917 | Completed as a minelayer. Sold for scrap in March 1947. | |
HMS Vanoc (H33) | 14th June 1916 | Completed as a minelayer. Sold for scrap in July 1945. | |
HMS Vega | 1st September 1917 | Broken up for scrap in 1948 at Dunston. | |
HMS Velox | 17th November 1917 | Converted to a minelayer. Sold for scrap in February 1947. | |
HMS Vehement | 6th July 1917 | Completed as a minelayer. Mined and sunk on 1st August 1918. | |
HMS Venturous | 21st September 1917 | Completed as a minelayer. Sold for scrap in 1936 as part exchange for RMS Majestic. | |
HMS Vendetta | 3rd September 1917 | Transferred to Australia in October 1933, she was scuttled on 2nd July 1948. | |
HMS Venetia | 29th October 1917 | Mined and sunk on 19th October 1940. | |
HMS Verdun | 21st August 1917 | Sold for scrap in 1946. | |
HMS Versatile | 31st October 1917 | Converted to a minelayer. Sold for scrap in August 1948. | |
HMS Verulam | 3rd October 1917 | Mined and sunk on 4th September 1919. | |
HMS Vesper | 15th December 1917 | Decommissioned 29th May 1945. Sold for scrap. | |
HMS Vidette | 28th February 1917 | Sold for scrap in March 1947. | |
HMS Violent | 1st September 1917 | Sold for scrap in 1937 as part exchange for RMS Majestic. | |
HMS Vimiera | 22nd June 1917 | Converted to a minelayer. Mined and sunk on 9th January 1942. | |
HMS Vittoria | 29th October 1917 | Converted to a minelayer. Torpedoed and sunk on 1st September 1919 by the Bolshevik Pantera. | |
HMS Vivacious | 3rd November 1917 | Sold for scrap in March 1947. | |
HMS Vivien | 16th February 1918 | Sold for scrap in February 1947. | |
HMS Vortigern | 15th October 1917 | Converted to a minelayer. Torpedoed and sunk on 15th March 1942. | |
HMS Vectis | 4th September 1917 | Sold for scrap in 1936 as part exchange for RMS Majestic.. | |
HMS Viceroy | 17th November 1917 | Sold for scrap in June 1948. | |
HMS Viscount | 29th December 1917 | Sold for scrap in March 1945, eventually broken in 1947. | |
HMS Vimy (ex - HMS Vancouver), 1930s. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP1775 |
HMS Vimy (ex - HMS Vancouver), 1930s. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP1776 |
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HMS Vimy (ex - HMS Vancouver), at the breakers, January 1948. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP1777 |
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HMS Vimy sent in by Dave Gray. |
Dave Gray in Canada has sent this photo of a sailor on HMS Vimy. |
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Some of HMS Vanessa's ships company c.1930 ?Walker Archive A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHD104 |
HMS Vanessa, smokescreening, 1927. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP1778 |
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HMS Vanquisher, 1935. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP1782 |
HMS Vanquisher, July 1939. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP1783 |
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HMS Vanquisher. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHD435 |
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HMS Vanoc, March 1939. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP1780 |
HMS Vanoc, 1940. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP1781 |
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HMS Vanoc pictured c.1938. ?Walker Archive A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHD105 |
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HMS Vega. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHD316 |
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HMS Vega was launched on 1st September 1917 and was sold for scrap in 1947. |
HMS Vega. ?Walker Archive A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHD106 |
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HMS Velox. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHD108 |
HMS Velox, 1931. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP1784 |
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The Stokers Racing team from HMS Venetia in 1930. ?Walker Archive A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHD107 |
HMS Venetia, 1934. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP1785 |
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HMS Verdun.Contributed by email. |
HMS Verdun. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHD420 |
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HMS Versatile, 1927. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP1786 |
HMS Versatile, 1931. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP1787 |
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The football team from HMS Versatile winners of the Football Shield 1922-23. ?Walker Archive A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHD109 |
HMS Versatile. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHD436 |
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HMS Verulam, 1918. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP1788 |
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HMS Vesper with HMS Comus ?Walker Archive A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHD110 |
HMS Vesper, 1920s. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP1789 |
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HMS Vesper Long Range Escort Vessel was at Omaha beach on D day and after escorted convoys to Arrowmanchs, Antwerp and Ostend. Decommissioned at Rosyth 29th May 1945, and sold for scrap. | |||
HMS Vidette, July 1934. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP1790 |
HMS Vidette, May 1937. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP1791 |
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Ship's company of HMS Vidette in 1920s. ?Walker Archive A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHD111 |
HMS Vidette. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHD428 |
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HMS Violent. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHD342 |
HMS Violent. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHD426 |
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HMS Violent at Copenhagen c.1919 ?Walker Archive A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHD036 |
Some of the crew from HMS Violent on Armistice Day 11th November 1918. ?Walker Archive A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHD112 |
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HMS Vimiera ?Walker Archive A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHD113 |
HMS Vimiera's football team ?Walker Archive A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHD114 |
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HMS Vimiera in Manchester Docks c.1918. ?Walker Archive A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHD116 |
Mascots of HMS Vimiera. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Roy Andrews, given to Walker Archive. Order Code PHD363 |
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HMS Vittoria, 1918. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP1792 |
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HMS Vivacious. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHD427 |
HMS Vivacious, 1920. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP1793 |
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HMS Vivien, 1919. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP1794 |
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HMS Vivien, 1920s. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP1795 |
HMS Vivien, July 1935. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP1796 |
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HMS Vivien. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHD422 |
HMS Vivien. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHD425 |
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D37 HMS Vortigern. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHD318 |
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HMS Vortigern (D37 first ship on right) at Liverpool c.1920 ?Walker Archive A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHD117 |
Some crew from HMS Vortigern pictured c.1920. ?Walker Archive A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHD118 |
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HMS Vortigern pictured c.1920. ?Walker Archive A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHD119 |
An aft view of HMS Vortigern taken around 1920. ?Walker Archive A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHD120 |
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HMS Vectis. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHD418 |
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HMS Viceroy, 1918. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP1827 |
HMS Viceroy, 1937. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP1828 |
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HMS Viceroy pictured c.1924 ?Walker Archive A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHD121 |
HMS Viceroy. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHD327 |
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HMS Viceroy. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHD494 |
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HMS Venice pictured here with HMS Vanessa at Venice. ?Walker Archive A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHD122 |
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HMS Vanity, 1918. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP1779 |
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HMS Vanity pictured c.1930 Original book photo plate available, image size 7" x 4". Printed in 1930. Price ?10 including post. Order code HAR61. |
HMS Vanity. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHD424 |
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HMS Viscount, 1918. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP1829 |
HMS Viscount, July 1935. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP1830 |
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HMS Viscount, May 1937. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP1831 |
HMS Viscount, June 1938. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP1832 |
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HMS Viscount. Original Postcard. Photographer Unknown. Price ?12. Click here to order. Order Code PHD123 |
HMS Viscount. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHD340 |
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Specifications for HMS Valentine, HMS Valorous, HMS Vanity, HMS Vega, HMS Verdun, HMS Vimiera, HMS Vivien, HMS Westminster, HMS Whitley, HMS Winchester, HMS Wolfhound and HMS Wryneck
Displacement: 1,090 tons (1,100 tons for Westminster, Whitley, Winchester, Wolfhound, Wryneck) Speed: 34kts Complement: 125 Armament: Four 4 inch guns in pairs. Two 2pdr anti-aircraft guns, four 20mm anti-aircraft guns and eight 0.5 inch anti-aircraft guns in fours.
Specifications for Thornycroft V & W classes - HMS Viceroy, HMS Woolsey and HMS Woolston
Displacement: 1,120 tons Speed: 35kts Complement: 125 Armament: Four 4 inch guns in pairs. Two 2pdr anti-aircraft guns, four 20mm anti-aircraft guns and eight 0.5 inch anti-aircraft guns in fours. |
Everything we obtain for this site is shown on the site, we do not have any more photos, crew lists or further information on any of the ships. COPYRIGHT NOTICE. ALL IMAGES DISPLAYED ON THIS WEBSITE ARE PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW, AND ARE OWNED BY CRANSTON FINE ARTS OR THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS. NO REPRODUCTION OR COPYING ALLOWED ON OTHER WEBSITES, BOOKS OR ARTICLES WITHOUT PRIOR AGREEMENT. |
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