HMS Valorous (L00)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Valorous and HMS Montrose.

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