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destroyers, but with a lighter armament (effectively whatever armament was available) in order to speed production. The W-class were almost identical to the U-class ordered as the 7th Emergency Flotilla and the V-class ordered as the 8th Emergency Flotilla earlier in the year, with the major
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for service in the Mediterranean. In 1954 she participated in the recovery of the wreckage of the crashed de Havilland Comet off the island of Elba. In 1956 she was part of the Royal Navy force deployed to the Eastern Mediterranean as part of the
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guns, capable of elevating to an angle of 55 degrees, giving a degree of anti-aircraft capability. The close-in anti-aircraft armament for the class was one Hazemayer stabilised twin mount for the
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air warning radar on a pole mast aft. A Type 285 fire control radar integrated with the ship's high-angle gun director, while the Hazemayer mount had an integrated Type 282 radar.
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was placed on the disposal list. On 12 August 1969 she was towed from Portsmouth to Pembroke Dock for use as a target. She foundered at her moorings in
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were fitted, while the ship had an depth charge outfit of four depth charge mortars and two racks, with a total of 70 charges carried.
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difference the fitting of a new dual-purpose fire control director, capable of directing both anti-aircraft and anti-aircraft fire.
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was based at Rosyth in 1947 and 1948 as a boys training ship. Between 1952 and 1953 she was converted into a
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supplied steam at 300 pounds per square inch (2,100 kPa) and 630 °F (332 °C) to two sets of
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of 10 feet 3 inches (3.12 m) mean and 14 feet 3 inches (4.34 m) full load.
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was 1,710 long tons (1,740 t) standard and 2,530 long tons (2,570 t) full load. Two
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s crew provided security for the meeting while the ship formed a communications link for the
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on 24 January and 29 January before completing passage to the Pacific when the Fleet reached
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destroyers ordered as the 9th Emergency Flotilla on 3 December 1941. The W-class were
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when it formed on 22 November 1944, and took part in the fleet's first operation,
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on 17–23 December 1944. On 16 January 1945, the British Pacific Fleet, including
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deployed for patrol off Bahamas to intercept illegal traffic from Cuba.
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on 13 November 1944, before continuing to the Eastern Fleet's base at
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W-class destroyer converted to Type 15 frigate of the Royal Navy
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for service at Home and in the West Indies. In December 1962
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The W-class were 362 feet 9 inches (110.57 m)
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She recommissioned on 28 July 1953 and was allocated to the
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on 30 August 1943 and was completed on 20 July 1944.
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London: Chatham Publishing. 884:on 29 October 1974 while in use as a target. 8: 1375:Rohwer, Jürgen; Hümmelchen, Gerhard (1992). 1132: 1130: 671:had a crew of 179 officers and other ranks. 2267:List of frigates of the Royal Canadian Navy 756:Following service in the Second World War, 651:was fitted with a Type 276 surface warning 2300: 2286: 2278: 1887: 1873: 1865: 1623: 1435: 1421: 1413: 1042: 1040: 979: 977: 975: 973: 971: 969: 967: 965: 952: 950: 948: 899: 897: 725:, a strike by carrier-borne aircraft from 529:on 30 August 1943. She saw service during 2727:Cold War destroyers of the United Kingdom 2308:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1974 1136: 629:The ship had a main gun armament of four 1047:Mason, Geoffrey B. (26 September 2010). 1019: 1007: 927: 915: 19:For other ships with the same name, see 2737:Cold War frigates of the United Kingdom 956: 939: 893: 327:General characteristics Type 15 frigate 1377:Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945 1031: 983: 697:during a bombardment of the island of 27: 1280:. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. 1242:. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. 1109: 1085: 1073: 50: 7: 1854:List of destroyers of the Royal Navy 801:. At this time she was part of the 1358:War Built Destroyers O to Z Classes 1356:Raven, Alan; Roberts, John (1978). 616:Admiralty 3-drum water-tube boilers 2732:Type 15 frigates of the Royal Navy 2257:List of frigates of the Royal Navy 842:which allowed Britain to purchase 554:War Emergency Programme destroyers 268:fire control on director Mk.III(W) 116:General characteristics as W class 14: 1261:. London: Conway Maritime Press. 753:in Australia on 4 February 1945. 274:fire control on 40 mm mount Mk.IV 2655: 2650: 2177: 2135: 2086: 1904: 1782: 1725: 1680: 1635: 1318:Royal Navy Destroyers Since 1945 1223:. Liskeard, UK: Maritime Books. 687:was allocated to serve with the 661:high-frequency direction finding 317:2 racks & 4 throwers for 70 192:Parsons single-reduction geared 52: 31: 290:, single mounts CP Mk.XXII 288:QF 4.7-inch (120-mm) L/45 Mk.IX 160:362.75 ft (110.57 m) 1299:. London: Macdonald & Co. 583:shipyard on 31 July 1942, was 472:1 × twin 4 in gun Mark 19 457:Type 162 target classification 297:, twin mount "Hazemeyer" Mk.IV 150:2,530 tons full (2,570 tonnes) 1: 1341:. Shepperton, UK: Ian Allan. 1339:Royal Navy Frigates 1945–1983 1322:. Shepperton, UK: Ian Allan. 382:2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 1398:. London: Cassell & Co. 1122:Rohwer & Hümmelchen 1992 1098:Rohwer & Hümmelchen 1992 996:Gardiner & Chesneau 1980 872:Decommissioning and disposal 448:Type 1010 Cossor Mark 10 IFF 391:40,000 shp (30 MW) 364:37.75 ft (11.51 m) 171:35.75 ft (10.90 m) 1379:. London: Greenhill Books. 641:. Two quadruple mounts for 631:4.7 inch (120 mm) QF Mk. IX 189:2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2768: 2747:Maritime incidents in 1974 904:Colledge & Warlow 2006 643:21 inch (533 mm) torpedoes 18: 2645: 2252: 2232: 1849: 1829: 1622: 1444:W- and Z-class destroyers 1360:. London: Bivouac Books. 1238:Friedman, Norman (2008). 824:during the talks between 771:by Palmers, with the new 442:fire control on director 372:14.5 ft (4.4 m) 353:358 ft (109 m) 326: 115: 45: 30: 2712:W and Z-class destroyers 1219:Critchley, Mike (1982). 846:nuclear-armed missiles. 622:single-reduction geared 491:Limbo Mark 10 A/S mortar 1394:Whitley, M. J. (2000). 1198:; Warlow, Ben (2006) . 930:, pp. 53–55, 86–87 663:(HF/DF) aerial, with a 541:Design and construction 179:10 ft (3.0 m) 1337:Marriott, Leo (1983). 1314:Marriott, Leo (1989). 857:. In 1964, along with 826:British Prime Minister 812:recommissioned to the 789: 655:on the ship's lattice 639:Oerlikon 20 mm cannons 600:between perpendiculars 203:(30 MW), 2 shafts 2742:Ships sunk as targets 2094:Royal Australian Navy 1295:Lenton, H.T. (1970). 1276:Hobbs, David (2017). 918:, pp. 90–91, 328 838:that resulted in the 784: 719:British Pacific Fleet 345:2,300 tons (standard) 2688:52.27972°N 4.67806°W 2631:May (unknown date): 814:8th Frigate Squadron 803:5th Frigate Squadron 794:5th Frigate Squadron 2752:Shipwrecks of Wales 2684: /  2143:Royal Canadian Navy 1055:. Naval-history.com 855:Ministry of Defence 737:against targets in 436:Type 974 navigation 302:20 mm Oerlikon 2693:52.27972; -4.67806 2369:Kenneth M. Willett 2206:Simon van der Stel 2185:South African Navy 1754:Simon van der Stel 1733:South African Navy 1124:, pp. 329–330 942:, pp. 124–127 790: 747:Operation Meridian 675:Royal Navy service 659:, together with a 427:target indication. 416:processing systems 307:8 (4x2) tubes for 248:processing systems 2667: 2666: 2275: 2274: 1862: 1861: 1825: 1824: 1287:978-1-5267-0283-8 1249:978-1-84832-015-4 1211:978-1-86176-281-8 548:was one of eight 521:and was built by 498: 497: 295:40 mm Bofors 256:target indication 2759: 2699: 2698: 2696: 2695: 2694: 2689: 2685: 2682: 2681: 2680: 2677: 2659: 2654: 2638: 2627: 2606: 2603:Priscilla Dailey 2584: 2573: 2563: 2553: 2542: 2539:Nathanael Greene 2531: 2520: 2509: 2498: 2488: 2478: 2467: 2457: 2446: 2435: 2425: 2414: 2403: 2393: 2382: 2372: 2361: 2351: 2341: 2330: 2302: 2295: 2288: 2279: 2244:Type 16 frigates 2194:Jan van Riebeeck 2183: 2181: 2180: 2141: 2139: 2138: 2092: 2090: 2089: 1910: 1908: 1907: 1896:Type 15 frigates 1889: 1882: 1875: 1866: 1788: 1786: 1785: 1742:Jan van Riebeeck 1731: 1729: 1728: 1686: 1684: 1683: 1641: 1639: 1638: 1624: 1437: 1430: 1423: 1414: 1409: 1390: 1371: 1352: 1333: 1321: 1310: 1291: 1272: 1253: 1234: 1215: 1182: 1181: 1174: 1168: 1167: 1165: 1163: 1146: 1140: 1134: 1125: 1119: 1113: 1112:, pp. 73–74 1107: 1101: 1095: 1089: 1088:, pp. 63–65 1083: 1077: 1076:, pp. 61–63 1071: 1065: 1064: 1062: 1060: 1044: 1035: 1029: 1023: 1022:, pp. 98–99 1017: 1011: 1010:, pp. 94–95 1005: 999: 998:, pp. 42–43 993: 987: 981: 960: 954: 943: 937: 931: 925: 919: 913: 907: 901: 852: 840:Nassau Agreement 829:Harold Macmillan 723:Operation Robson 635:Bofors 40 mm gun 596:at the waterline 484:Squid A/S mortar 477:40mm Bofors 309:21 inch (533 mm) 60: 57: 56: 55: 35: 28: 2767: 2766: 2762: 2761: 2760: 2758: 2757: 2756: 2702: 2701: 2692: 2690: 2686: 2683: 2678: 2675: 2673: 2671: 2670: 2668: 2663: 2641: 2630: 2620: 2614:Other incidents 2609: 2597:Elmer S. 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Index

HMS Whirlwind

Hawthorn Leslie
Antisubmarine
frigate
W-class
destroyer
tons
tonnes
o/a
steam turbines
shp
knots
nautical miles
leader
Radar Type 272
Radar Type 291
Radar Type 285
Radar Type 282
QF 4.7-inch (120-mm) L/45 Mk.IX
40 mm Bofors
20 mm Oerlikon
21 inch (533 mm)
torpedoes
depth charges
Type 15 frigate
o/a
steam turbines
Type 293Q
Type 277Q

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