| As extracted from Jane's Fighting Ships © for 1919 |
British Navy - Destroyers
2 Thorneycroft "V" Class |
| Page 105 |
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VICEROY Photo. Messrs. Thornycroft (Builders).
Thornycroft : Viceroy, Viscount.
- 1325 tons.
- Dimensions: 300 (p.p.), 312 (o.a.) x 30' 7" x 9' 6" feet (mean) 11' 9" feet (max.) draught.
- Guns: 3-4 inch (Mk. V DIR. CON.), 1-3 inch AA. Tubes: 4-21 inch in pairs.
- Machinery : Brown Curtis (all-geared) turbines. 2 screws. Designed S.H.P. 30,000 = 35 kts. Boilers: Yarrow. Oil fuel: about 375/320 tons.
- Complement, 110.
General Notes:- Emergency War Programme boats. Differ from Admiralty V design in dimensions, H.P, and speed. No War Losses.
To distinguish: Have big, flat-sided funnels with caged caps. The fore funnel not being so prominently raised as in other " V " boats. Other distinctive features as Admiralty V's.
| |
Begun. |
Launch. |
Comp |
Trials. |
| Visount |
12/16 |
29/12/17 |
3/18 |
37.69 |
| Viceroy |
12/16 |
17/11/17 |
1/18 |
36.5 |
Source: As extracted from Jane's Fighting Ships for 1919 - p 105
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