HMS Vanessa (D29)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Vanessa.
HMS Vanessa (D29) was a V-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that was in service during World War I and World War II.
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HMS Vanessa (I29) docked at Blackwell during World War II. | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Vanessa |
Ordered | 30 June 1916[1] |
Builder | William Beardmore and Company, Dalmuir[2] |
Laid down | 10 May 1917[2] |
Launched | 16 March 1918[2] |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Frederick Elvy[1] |
Completed | 21 June 1918[2] |
Commissioned | 1918 |
Decommissioned | December 1921[2] |
Recommissioned | 1939[2] |
Decommissioned | 1945[2] |
Motto | Quandmeme J'arrive ("I get there when I arrive")[2] |
Honours and awards | Battle honour for Atlantic 1939-1943[2] |
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Badge | A blue butterfly on a white field[2] |
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 |
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Speed | 34 kn |
Range | 320-370 tons oil, 3,500 nmi at 15 kn, 900 nmi at 32 kn |
Complement | 110 |
Armament |
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Notes | Pennant number: D29 |
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