HMS Vega (L41)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Vega.

HMS Vega (L41)
HMS Vega in a Russian port, 1919
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Vega
NamesakeVega, the brightest star in the constellation Lyra
Ordered30 June 1916[1]
BuilderWilliam Doxford & Sons, Sunderland[2]
Laid down11 December 1916[2]
Launched1 September 1917[2]
Completed12 December 1917[2]
Commissioned14 December 1917[1]
Decommissioned1921
Identification
  • Pennant number:
  • F4A (1917)
  • F92 (January 1918)
  • F09 (April 1918)
  • D52 (interwar)
  • L41 (1939)
Recommissioned1939[2]
Decommissioned1945[2]
IdentificationPennant number:L41
MottoPraeclare fulgens ("Shining brightly")[2]
Honours and
awards		Battle honour for North Sea 1940–1945[2]
FateSold for scrapping 4 March 1947[2]
BadgeA gold lyre with a silver star in chief on it, all on a blue 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

The second HMS Vega was a V-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service in World War I and World War II.

  1. ^ a b uboat.net HMS Vega (L 41)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Naval History: HMS VEGA (L 41) – V & W-class Destroyer