HMS Vanquisher

HMS Vanquisher (D54)
HMS Vanquisher off Portsmouth, England, during World War II.
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Vanquisher
NamesakeVanquisher
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered30 June 1916[1]
BuilderJohn Brown & Company, Clydebank[2]
Laid down27 September 1916[2]
Launched18[2] or 28[1] August 1917
Commissioned2 October 1917[1]
DecommissionedJune 1945[2]
IdentificationPennant number: D54
MottoPugna vinco pugno ("I fight, I conquer with my fist")[2]
Honours and
awards
Fate
  • For disposal 1947[2]
  • Sold for scrapping 4 March[1] or 4 May[2] 1947
  • Scrapping began October 1948[2]
BadgeA gold dexter arm with clenched fist on a white field[2]
General characteristics
Class and typeAdmiralty V-class destroyer
Displacement1,272–1,339 tons
Length300 ft (91.4 m) o/a, 312 ft (95.1 m) p/p
Beam26 ft 9 in (8.2 m)
Draught9 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
Speed34 kt
Range320–370 tons oil, 3,500 nmi at 15 kt, 900 nmi at 32 kt
Complement110
Armament

HMS Vanquisher (D54) was a V-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service in World War I and World War II.

  1. ^ a b c d uboat.net HMS Vanquisher (D 54)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j HMS VANQUISHER (D 54) – V & W-class Destroyer