HMS Verdun (L93)
Destroyer of the Royal Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about HMS Verdun (1917)?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
HMS Verdun was an Admiralty V-class destroyer of the Royal Navy which saw service in the First and Second World Wars. She has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name Verdun, after the Battle of Verdun. She was assigned to carry the remains of The Unknown Warrior home to Britain on 8 November 1920.
Quick Facts History, United Kingdom ...
HMS Verdun underway during the Second World War | |
History | |
---|---|
United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Verdun |
Namesake | Battle of Verdun |
Ordered | 1916–17 |
Builder | Hawthorn Leslie and Company |
Laid down | 13 January 1917 |
Launched | 21 August 1917 |
Commissioned | 3 November 1917 |
In service | Converted to long-range escort between 1939 and 1940 |
Identification | Pennant number: D93/L93 |
Motto | On ne passe pas: 'They shall not pass' |
Honours and awards |
|
Fate | Sold for scrap in April 1946 |
Badge | On a Field Paly, of three Blue, White and Red, a tower Gold. |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Admiralty V-class destroyer |
Displacement | 1,272–1,339 tons |
Length | 300 ft (91.4 m) o/a, 312 ft (95.1 m) p/p |
Beam | 26 ft 9 in (8.2 m) |
Draught | 9 ft (2.7 m) standard, 11 ft 3 in (3.4 m) deep |
Propulsion |
|
Speed | 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph) |
Range | 320–370 tons oil, 3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph), 900 nmi (1,700 km; 1,000 mi) at 32 kn (59 km/h; 37 mph) |
Complement | 110 |
Armament |
|
Close