HMS Valentine (L69)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Valentine.
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HMS Valentine, circa 1917-18 | |
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Valentine |
Owner | Royal Navy |
Ordered | July 1916 |
Builder | Cammell Laird |
Laid down | 7 August 1916 |
Launched | 24 March 1917 |
Commissioned | 27 June 1917 |
Out of service | 15 May 1940 |
Fate | Beached after attack from dive bombers. |
General characteristics As built[1] | |
Class and type | Admiralty V-class leader |
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Length | |
Beam | 29 ft 6 in (8.99 m) |
Draught | 10 feet 8 inches (3.25 m) – 11 ft 7+1⁄2 in (3.54 m) |
Propulsion | 3 Yarrow-type Water-tube boilers, Brown-Curtis geared steam turbines, 2 shafts, 27,000 shp (20,134 kW) |
Speed | 34 kn (63 km/h; 39 mph) |
Range | 3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Complement | 115 |
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HMS Valentine was a V and W-class destroyer, built in 1917 for the Royal Navy. She fought in both world wars, serving in several capacities. She was heavily damaged by air attack and beached in 1940 near Terneuzen. Her hulk remained there until it was broken up in 1953.