HMS Walker (D27)

HMS Walker underway in choppy conditions
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Walker
Ordered9 December 1916[2]
BuilderWilliam Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton[2]
Laid down26 March 1917[2]
Launched29 November 1917[2]
Completed12 February 1918[2]
Commissioned12 February 1918[3]
Decommissioned1932
Identification
RecommissionedAugust 1939 [2]
Decommissioned1945[2]
MottoReady and faithful[2]
Honours and
awards
FateSold 15 March 1946 for scrapping[1]
BadgeA stag's head proper issuant from an Eastern Crown on a blue field[2]
General characteristics
Class and typeAdmiralty W-class destroyer
Displacement1,100 tons
Length300 ft (91 m) o/a, 312 ft (95 m) p/p
Beam26 ft 9 in (8.15 m)
Draught9 ft (2.7 m) standard, 11 ft 3 in (3.43 m) in deep
Propulsion
  • 3 Yarrow type Water-tube boilers
  • Brown-Curtis steam turbines
  • 2 shafts
  • 27,000 shp (20 MW)
Speed34 knots (63 km/h)
Range320-370 tons oil, 3,500 nmi (6,500 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h), 900 nmi (1,700 km) at 32 knots (59 km/h)
Complement110
Armament

HMS Walker (D27) was a W-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service in the final months of World War I, in the Russian Civil War and in World War II.

  1. ^ a b c SHIPS OF THE ROYAL NAVY, 1914-1919 - in ALPHABETICAL ORDER (Part 2 of 2)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l HMS WALKER (D 27) - V & W-class Destroyer
  3. ^ uboat.net HMS Walker (D 27)