HMS Whirlwind (D30)

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De Britse destroyer HMS Whirlwind (W class, D30, 1918-1940) in de haven van IJmuiden (2000-239-008).jpg
HMS Whirlwind visits the Dutch port of IJmuiden, date unknown
History
Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
NameHMS Whirlwind
Ordered9 December 1916
Builder Swan Hunter
Launched15 December 1917
FateSunk by the German submarine U-34 5 July 1940
General characteristics
Class and type Admiralty W-class destroyer
Displacement1,100 tons
Length
  • 300 ft (91 m) o/a
  • 312 ft (95 m) p/p
Beam26.75 ft (8.15 m)
Draught
  • 9 ft (2.7 m) standard
  • 11 to 25 ft (3.4 to 7.6 m) in deep
Propulsion
  • 3 Yarrow type Water-tube boilers
  • Brown-Curtis steam turbines
  • 2 shafts
  • 27,000 shp (20,000 kW)
Speed34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Range
  • 320-370 tons oil
  • 3,500 nmi (6,500 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
  • 900 nmi (1,700 km) at 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)
Complement110
Armament

The first HMS Whirlwind was a W-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service during World War I and World War II.

Whirlwind was built by Swan Hunter and was launched on 15 December 1917. In September 1939 was part of the 11th Destroyer Flotilla. On 5 July 1940, she was sunk by the German submarine U-34 under the command of Wilhelm Rollmann in the North Atlantic Ocean southwest of Ireland.

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