Allied Warships


Destroyers

W class

8 ships


The destroyer HMS Wrangler of the Royal Navy.

Technical information

TypeDestroyer
Displacement1710 BRT 
Length363 feet 
Complement186 men 
ArmamentAs designed;
4 4.5" guns (4x1)
2 40mm AA (1x2)
6 20mm AA (2x2, 2x1)
8 21" torpedo tubes 
Max speed37 knots
EnginesGeared turbines, 2 shafts 
Power40000 HP 
Notes on class 


All ships of the W class


Royal Navy (more on Royal Navy)

HMS Wager (R 98)
HMS Wakeful (ii) (R 59)
HMS Wessex (ii) (R 78)
HMS Whelp (R 37)
HMS Whirlwind (ii) (R 87)
HMS Wizard (R 72)
HMS Wrangler (R 48)

Flotilla leader


Royal Navy (more on Royal Navy)

HMS Kempenfelt (ii) (R 03)


8 Destroyers of the W class.

See all Destroyer classes.



Battle of Tassafaronga, The

Russell Syndnor Crenshaw

Books dealing with this subject include:

Arctic Convoy PQ8, Michael Wadsworth, 2010
The Battle of Tassafaronga, Russell Syndnor Crenshaw, 2010
Blood on the Sea, Parkin, Robert Sinclair, 1996
A Blue Water Navy, WAB Douglas, R. Sarty, M. Whitby et al., 2007
British Destroyers in World War Two, Burt, R.A., 1986
Cadillac of Destroyers, Barrie, Ron and Macpherson, Ken, 1996
Cape Hatteras, Lloyd, Keith Warren, 2008
Capturing Enigma, Harper, Stephen, 2000 (transl.)
Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946, Chesneau, Roger, 1988
The Court-Martial of Ensign Mason, Nash, Edgar M., 2001
Deadly Seas, Bercuson, David Jay and Herwig, Holger H., 1997 (transl.)
Destroyer, Brookes, Ewart, 1973
Destroyer Escorts of World War Two, Walkowiak, Thomas F., 1996
Destroyers of World War Two, Whitley, M. J., 2000
Destroyer's War, Divine, Arthur Durham, 1942



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