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Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Vendetta	D69		Fairfield, Govan, UK	11.1916	3.9.1917	10.1917 // 10.1933	scuttled 2.7.1948

Technical data

Displacement normal, t	1090
Displacement full, t	1480 - 1523
Length, m	95.1
Breadth, m	9.00
Draught, m	3.20
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 sets Brown-Curtis geared steam turbines, 3 Yarrow boilers
Power, h. p.	27000
Max speed, kts	34
Fuel, t	oil 367
Endurance, nm(kts)	2600(15)
Armament	4 x 1 - 102/45 QF Mk V, 1 x 1 - 40/39 2pdr QF Mk II, 2 x 3 - 533 TT, 2 DCT, 1 DCR, mechanical minesweeping gear
Electronic equipment	type 124 or type 127 sonar
Complement	134

Standard scale images

Project history

In response to claims by the C-in-C that the Germans were building large destroyers the Board decided in June 1916 that the next 26 destroyers should be repeats of the 'V class leaders. Triple TT were suggested by the DNO but vetoed by Controller to avoid delays. However decks were to be made strong enough to take triple tubes. Bridges were strengthened in response to criticism from the Fleet, with canvas screens replaced by steel plating. All were ordered between June and August 1916. As completed they resembled the 'V' leaders closely, but without the compass platform ahead of the searchlight platform amidships. In January 1917 orders were given to complete Vehement, Venturous, Vanoc and Vanquisher as minelayers, with rails for 60 'H' or 'M Sinker' mines. Subsequently Vimiera, Velox, Versatile, Vesper, Vittoria and Vortigern were altered in similar fashion. From 1920 onwards all except the minelayers were rearmed with triple TT (the minelayers retained the after twin TT, making them 5-tube boats). Vectis and Vortigern had typical White ribbed funnels, while Verdun, Versatile and Verulam had prominent caging on their funnel-tops. Viceroy and Viscount had tall flat-sided second funnels.

Modernizations

early 1940: - 1 x 3 - 533 TT; + 1 x 4 - 12.7/62 (33 DC)

early 1941: - 1 x 1 - 40/39; + 1 x 1 - 76/40 12pdr 12cwt QF Mk I/II/V

early 1942: - 1 x 1 - 102/45 ("Y"), 1 x 4 - 12.7/62; + 4 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, 2 DCT, 1 DCR (50 DC totally)

1942, presumably: + type 271, type 286/M/P radars

1943 - 1944, presumably: - type 286/M/P radar; + type 291 radar

Naval service

No significant events.