For other ships of the same name, see HMS Whirlwind.
| HMS Whirlwind (D30) | |
|---|---|
| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
| Class and type: | Admiralty W class destroyer |
| Name: | HMS Whirlwind |
| Ordered: | 9 December 1916 |
| Builder: | Swan Hunter |
| Launched: | 15 December 1917 |
| Fate: | sunk by the German submarine U-34 5 July 1940 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1,100 tons |
| Length: | 300 ft (91 m) o/a, 312 ft (95 m) p/p |
| Beam: | 26.75 ft (8.15 m) |
| Draught: | 9 ft (2.7 m) standard, 11 to 25 ft (3.4 to 7.6 m) in deep |
| Propulsion: |
3 Yarrow type Water-tube boilers Brown-Curtis steam turbines 2 shafts 27,000 shp (20,000 kW) |
| Speed: | 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph) |
| Range: | 320-370 tons oil, 3,500 nmi (6,500 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph), 900 nmi (1,700 km) at 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) |
| Complement: | 110 |
| Armament: |
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The first HMS Whirlwind (R87) was an W-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service during World War I and World War II.
Whirlwind was built by Swan Hunter and was launched on 15 December 1917. On 5 July 1940, she was sunk by the German submarine U-34 under the command of Wilhelm Rollmann in the North Atlantic Ocean southwest of Ireland.
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References[]
- Preston, Antony (1971). 'V & W' Class Destroyers 1917-1945. London: Macdonald. OCLC 464542895.
- Raven, Alan; Roberts, John (1979). 'V' and 'W' Class Destroyers. Man o' War. 2. London: Arms & Armour. ISBN 0-85368-233-X.
- Winser, John de D. (1999). B.E.F. Ships Before, At and After Dunkirk. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-91-6.
Coordinates: 50°17′N 8°48′W / 50.283°N 8.8°W
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