Allied Warships

Destroyers

V class

10 ships


The destroyer HMS Venus of the Royal Navy.

Technical information

TypeDestroyer
Displacement1710 BRT 
Length363 feet 
Complement180 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 V class


Royal Canadian Navy (more on Royal Canadian Navy)

HMCS Algonquin (R 17)
HMCS Sioux (R 64)


Royal Navy (more on Royal Navy)

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


Royal Navy (more on Royal Navy)

HMS Hardy (ii) (R 08) Lost on 30 Jan 1944


10 Destroyers of the V class. 1 of them was lost.

See all Destroyer classes.


V class ships hit by U-boats (1)

30 Jan 1944HMS Hardy (ii)SunkU-278


USN Destroyer vs IJN Destroyer

Mark Stille

Books dealing with this subject include:

Arctic Convoy PQ8, Michael Wadsworth, 2010
The Battle of Tassafaronga, Russell Syndnor Crenshaw, 2010
A Blue Water Navy, WAB Douglas, R. Sarty, M. Whitby et al., 2007
Cadillac of Destroyers, Barrie, Ron and Macpherson, Ken, 1996
Cape Hatteras, Lloyd, Keith Warren, 2008
Capturing Enigma, Harper, Stephen, 2000 (transl.)
Deadly Seas, Bercuson, David Jay and Herwig, Holger H., 1997 (transl.)
Destroyer, Brookes, Ewart, 1973
Destroyer Captain, Hill, Roger, 1986
Destroyers of World War Two, Whitley, M. J., 2000
Destroyer's War, Divine, Arthur Durham, 1942
The Enemy Below, Rayner, D. A., 1956 (transl.)
Fighting Destroyer, Connell, G. G., 1994
Full Circle, John Gritten, 2003
The Good Shepherd, Forester, C.S., 1955 (transl.)



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