&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:HMS_Torrid_(1917)_IWM_SP_1510.jpg) HMS Torrid
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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Torrid |
| Builder | Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend |
| Yard number | 1025 |
| Laid down | 19 July 1916 |
| Launched | 10 February 1917 |
| Completed | 5 May 1917 |
| Out of service | 27 January 1937 |
| Motto | For him dark days do not exist the brazen faced old optimist |
| Fate | Wrecked 16 March 1937 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | R-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 975 long tons (991 t) |
| Length | 265 ft (80.8 m) p.p. |
| Beam | 26 ft 7 in (8.10 m) |
| Draught | 9 ft 8 in (2.95 m) |
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| Speed | 36 knots (41.4 mph; 66.7 km/h) |
| Range | 3,440 nmi (6,370 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h) |
| Complement | 82 |
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HMS Torrid was an R-class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy during World War I. The ship was launched on 10 February 1917 and served as part of the Harwich Force. Subsequently, Torrid was used in the 1930s as a trials ship for new anti-submarine warfare weapons, particularly playing a role in the development of ASDIC. During this time, the destroyer was commanded by Charles Pizey, later the first Chief of the Naval Staff of the Indian Navy. The vessel was wrecked off the Falmouth coast en route to being broken up on 16 March 1937.