HMS Valorous (L00)

HMS Valorous (L00)
HMS Valorous (bearing L00 pennant number) during World War II.
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Valorous
OrderedApril 1916[1]
BuilderWilliam Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton,[2]
Laid down25 May 1916[2]
IdentificationPennant number F.92 (in 1917)
RenamedHMS Valorous
Namesakevalorous
Launched8 May 1917[2]
Completed21 August 1917[2]
Commissioned21 August 1917[1]
Decommissioned1931[2]
RecommissionedJune 1939[2]
Decommissionedeither by July 1945[1] or soon after 15 August 1945[2]
MottoValenter volenter ("Strongly and willingly")[2]
Honours and
awards
Fate
  • For disposal 1946
  • Sold for scrapping 4 March 1947[2]
BadgeA Shaheen falcon within a blue annulet on a white field[2]
General characteristics (Admiralty V leader)
Class and typeAdmiralty V-class flotilla leader
Displacement1,316–1,339 long tons (1,337–1,360 t)
Length312 ft (95.1 m) o/a, 300 ft (91.4 m) p/p
Beam26 ft 9 in (8.15 m)
Draught9 ft (2.7 m) standard, 11 ft 3 in (3.43 m) deep
Propulsion3 Yarrow-type Water-tube boilers, Brown-Curtis steam turbines, 2 shafts, 27,500 shp (20,507 kW)
Speed34 kn (63.0 km/h; 39.1 mph)
Range320–370 tons oil, 3,500 nmi (6,482 km; 4,028 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph), 900 nmi (1,667 km; 1,036 mi) at 32 kn (59 km/h; 37 mph)
Complement115
Armament

The fifth HMS Valorous, ex-HMS Montrose, was a V-class flotilla leader of the British Royal Navy that saw service in World War I, the Russian Civil War, and World War II.

  1. ^ a b c "HMS Valorous (L 00)". uboat.net. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Mason, Geoffrey B. (2004). Gordon Smith (ed.). "HMS Valorous (L 00) – V & W-class Destroyer". naval-history.net. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  3. ^ Jane's Fighting Ships 1919 Archived 17 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine, pages 104–105