HMS Vortigern (D37)
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HMS Vortigern was a V-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She served in both World Wars, and was sunk in 1942.
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Vortigern in the First World War | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Vortigern |
Ordered | 1916-17 Programme Build (9th Order) |
Builder | J. Samuel White, Cowes, Isle of Wight |
Laid down | 17 January 1917 |
Launched | 5 October 1917 |
Commissioned | 21 January 1918 |
Identification | Pennant number: D37 |
Motto | Virtus a majoribus : 'Our valour is from our ancestors' |
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Fate | Sunk by E-boats on 15 March 1942 |
Badge | On a Field Red, an ancient British Sword, hilt Gold, blade Silver |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | V-class destroyer |
Displacement | 1,272-1,339 tons |
Length | |
Beam | 26 ft 9 in (8.2 m) |
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Speed | 34 kn |
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Complement | 110 |
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