HMS Vanessa (D29)

	HMS Vanessa (I29) docked at Blackwell during World War II.
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Vanessa
Ordered	30 June 1916
Builder	William Beardmore and Company, Dalmuir
Laid down	10 May 1917
Launched	16 March 1918
Sponsored by	Mrs. Frederick Elvy
Completed	21 June 1918
Commissioned	1918
Decommissioned	December 1921
Recommissioned	1939
Decommissioned	1945
Motto	Quandmeme J'arrive ("I get there when I arrive")
Honours and; awards	Battle honour for Atlantic 1939-1943
Fate	Sold for scrapping 4 March 1947; Scrapping began February 1949;
Badge	A blue butterfly on a white field
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	3 Yarrow type Water-tube boilers; Brown-Curtis steam turbines; 2 shafts, 27,000 shp;
Speed	34 kn
Range	320-370 tons oil, 3,500 nmi at 15 kn, 900 nmi at 32 kn
Complement	110
Armament	4 × QF 4 in Mk.V (102mm L/45), mount P Mk.I; 2 × QF 2 pdr Mk.II "pom-pom" (40 mm L/39) or;; 1 z QF 12 pdr 20 cwt Mk.I (76 mm), mount HA Mk.II; 4 (2x2) tubes for 21 in torpedoes;
Notes	Pennant number: D29

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.

History
HMS Vanessa (I29) docked at Blackwell during World War II.
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]
Fate	Sold for scrapping 4 March 1947 Scrapping began February 1949^[2]
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	3 Yarrow type Water-tube boilers Brown-Curtis steam turbines 2 shafts, 27,000 shp
Speed	34 kn
Range	320-370 tons oil, 3,500 nmi at 15 kn, 900 nmi at 32 kn
Complement	110
Armament	4 × QF 4 in Mk.V (102mm L/45), mount P Mk.I 2 × QF 2 pdr Mk.II "pom-pom" (40 mm L/39) or; 1 z QF 12 pdr 20 cwt Mk.I (76 mm), mount HA Mk.II 4 (2x2) tubes for 21 in torpedoes
Notes	Pennant number: D29