HMS Velox

Last updated November 04, 2021

Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Velox, Latin for 'swift':

HMS Velox (1902) was a Viper-class destroyer, formerly named Python when owned by her builder, launched speculatively in 1902 and purchased that year. She was sunk by a mine in 1915.
HMS Velox (D34) was a V-class destroyer launched in 1917, converted to a long range escort in 1942 and scrapped in 1947.

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HMS Velox was a turbine-powered torpedo boat destroyer of the British Royal Navy built on speculation in 1901-04 by engineering firm Parsons Marine, with the hull subcontracted to Hawthorn Leslie and Company at Hebburn on the River Tyne. Velox served in the First World War, being sunk by striking a mine in 1915.

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