V. Class Flotilla Leader destroyers
consisted of HMS Vampire, (ex Wallace,) HMS Valentine (ex HMS Bruce) HMS
Valhalla (ex Douglas) HMS Valorous (ex Montrose) and HMS Valkyrie (ex
Malcolm). These ships were designed to do 34 knots and would
outstrip any existing Flotilla Leaders. and This class were
costing £200,000 each which compared favorably to similar designed
which were a good £50,000 dearer. The first ships ordered were form Denny
Brothers in April 1916 followed by the other three in July. These
flotilla leaders had better armament than their predecessors and better accommodation.
Displacement: 1188 tons normal, and
1400 tons deep load, Speed: 34 Knots Compliment: 115 Armament:
Four 4-inch Guns two 2 pdr pompoms and Four 21-inch Torpedo Tubes. |
| HMS Vampire (D.68) |
21st May 1917 |
Sold to Australia in 1933 she was sunk on
9th April 1942. |
| HMS Valentine (D49) |
24th March 1917 |
Sunk on 15th May 1940. |
| HMS Valhalla |
22nd May 1917 |
Sold for scrapping in December 1931. |
| HMS Valorous (D82) |
8th May 1917 |
Sold for scrapping in March 1947. |
| HMS Valkyrie |
13th March 1917 |
Sold for scrapping in 1936. |
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HMS Vampire |
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HMS VALOROUS RALPH WHITE..
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