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|Ship image=File:De Britse destroyer HMS Whirlwind (W class, D30, 1918-1940) in de haven van IJmuiden (2000-239-008).jpg |
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|Ship caption=HMS ''Whirlwind'' visits the Dutch port of [[IJmuiden]], date unknown |
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|Ship country=[[United Kingdom]] |
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|Ship name=HMS ''Whirlwind'' |
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|Ship ordered=9 December 1916 |
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|Ship fate=Sunk by the {{GS|U-34|1936|6}} 5 July 1940 |
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|Ship displacement= 1,100 tons |
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|Ship propulsion=3 Yarrow type Water-tube boilers |
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|Ship range= 320-370 tons oil, {{convert|3500|nmi|km|abbr=on}} at {{convert|15|kn|lk=in}}, {{convert|900|nmi|km|abbr=on}} at {{convert|32|kn|lk=in}} |
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|Ship complement= 110 |
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* 4 × [[QF 4 inch Mk V naval gun|QF 4 in Mk.V (102mm L/45)]], mount P Mk.I |
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* 2 × [[QF 2 pounder naval gun|QF 2 pdr Mk.II "pom-pom" (40 mm L/39)]] or; |
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** 1 × [[QF 3 inch 20 cwt]] (76 mm), mount HA Mk.II |
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* 6 (2x3) tubes for 21 in [[torpedo]]es |
* 6 (2x3) tubes for 21 in [[torpedo]]es |
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⚫ | ''Whirlwind'' was built by [[Swan Hunter]] and was [[Ship naming and launching|launched]] on 15 December 1917. In September 1939 was part of the [[11th Destroyer Flotilla]]. On 5 July 1940, she was sunk by the {{GS|U-34|1936|6}} under the command of [[Wilhelm Rollmann]] in the [[North Atlantic Ocean]] southwest of [[Ireland]]. |
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* {{cite book|last=Campbell|first=John|title=Naval Weapons of World War II|year=1985|publisher=Naval Institute Press|location=Annapolis, Maryland|isbn=0-87021-459-4}} |
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* {{cite book|title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946|editor1-last=Chesneau|editor1-first=Roger|publisher=Conway Maritime Press|location=Greenwich, UK|year=1980|isbn=0-85177-146-7}} |
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* {{Cite Colledge2006}} |
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* {{cite book |first1=Maurice |last1=Cocker |publisher=Ian Allan |title=Destroyers of the Royal Navy, 1893–1981 |year=1981 |isbn=0-7110-1075-7}} |
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* {{cite book|last=Friedman|first=Norman|title=British Destroyers From Earliest Days to the Second World War|publisher=Naval Institute Press|location=Annapolis, Maryland|year=2009|isbn=978-1-59114-081-8}} |
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* {{cite book |editor1-last=Gardiner|editor1-first=Robert|editor2-last=Gray|editor2-first=Randal|title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921|year=1985|location=Annapolis, Maryland|publisher=Naval Institute Press|isbn=0-85177-245-5|name-list-style=amp}} |
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* {{cite book|last=Lenton|first=H. T.|authorlink=Henry Trevor Lenton|title=British & Empire Warships of the Second World War|publisher=Naval Institute Press|location=Annapolis, Maryland|year=1998|isbn=1-55750-048-7}} |
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* {{cite book|last=March|first=Edgar J.|title=British Destroyers: A History of Development, 1892–1953; Drawn by Admiralty Permission From Official Records & Returns, Ships' Covers & Building Plans|year=1966|publisher=Seeley Service|location=London |oclc=164893555}} |
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* {{cite book |last=Preston |first=Antony |title='V & W' Class Destroyers 1917–1945 |publisher=Macdonald |location=London |year=1971 |oclc=464542895}} |
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* {{cite book|last=Rohwer|first=Jürgen|title=Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945: The Naval History of World War Two|publisher=Naval Institute Press|location=Annapolis, Maryland|year=2005|edition=Third Revised|isbn=1-59114-119-2}} |
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* {{cite book |last=Whinney |first=Bob |title=The U-boat Peril: A Fight for Survival |publisher=Cassell |year=2000 |isbn=0-304-35132-6 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/uboatperilfightf0000whin }} |
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* {{cite book|last=Whitley|first=M. J.|title=Destroyers of World War 2|publisher=Naval Institute Press|date=1988|isbn=0-87021-326-1|location=Annapolis, Maryland}} |
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HMS Whirlwind visits the Dutch port of IJmuiden, date unknown
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History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Whirlwind |
Ordered | 9 December 1916 |
Builder | Swan Hunter |
Launched | 15 December 1917 |
Fate | Sunk by the German submarine U-34 5 July 1940 |
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Class and type | Admiralty W-class destroyer |
Displacement | 1,100 tons |
Length | |
Beam | 26.75 ft (8.15 m) |
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Speed | 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph) |
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Complement | 110 |
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The first HMS Whirlwind was a W-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service during World War I and World War II.
Whirlwind was built by Swan Hunter and was launched on 15 December 1917. In September 1939 was part of the 11th Destroyer Flotilla. On 5 July 1940, she was sunk by the German submarine U-34 under the command of Wilhelm Rollmann in the North Atlantic Ocean southwest of Ireland.
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Bibliography[edit]
- Campbell, John (1985). Naval Weapons of World War II. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-459-4.
- Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-146-7.
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
- Cocker, Maurice (1981). Destroyers of the Royal Navy, 1893–1981. Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-1075-7.
- Friedman, Norman (2009). British Destroyers From Earliest Days to the Second World War. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-59114-081-8.
- Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal, eds. (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.
- Lenton, H. T. (1998). British & Empire Warships of the Second World War. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-048-7.
- March, Edgar J. (1966). British Destroyers: A History of Development, 1892–1953; Drawn by Admiralty Permission From Official Records & Returns, Ships' Covers & Building Plans. London: Seeley Service. OCLC 164893555.
- Preston, Antony (1971). 'V & W' Class Destroyers 1917–1945. London: Macdonald. OCLC 464542895.
- Raven, Alan & Roberts, John (1979). 'V' and 'W' Class Destroyers. Man o'War. Vol. 2. London: Arms & Armour. ISBN 0-85368-233-X.
- Rohwer, Jürgen (2005). Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945: The Naval History of World War Two (Third Revised ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-59114-119-2.
- Whinney, Bob (2000). The U-boat Peril: A Fight for Survival. Cassell. ISBN 0-304-35132-6.
- Whitley, M. J. (1988). Destroyers of World War 2. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-326-1.
- Winser, John de D. (1999). B.E.F. Ships Before, At and After Dunkirk. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-91-6.
50°17′N 8°48′W / 50.283°N 8.800°W
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- V and W-class destroyers of the Royal Navy
- 1917 ships
- World War I destroyers of the United Kingdom
- World War II destroyers of the United Kingdom
- Ships sunk by German submarines in World War II
- World War II shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean
- Maritime incidents in July 1940
- Ships built by Swan Hunter
- United Kingdom destroyer stubs