HMS Venetia

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Venetia
Ordered30 June 1916[2]
BuilderFairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan[1]
Laid down2 February 1917[1]
Launched29 October 1917[1]
Completed19 December 1917[1]
Commissioned19 December 1917[2]
Decommissioned1920s/1930s?[1]
Identification
  • Pennant number:
  • F9A (1917)
  • F93 (January 1918)
  • F14 (April 1918)
  • D53 (interwar)
RecommissionedSeptember 1939[1]
MottoVolo non fugia ("I fly but do not flee")[1]
Honours and
awards		Battle honour for Atlantic 1939-1940[1]
FateSunk 19 October 1940[1]
BadgeA gold winged lion's mask on a blue field[1]
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 Venetia (D53) 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 e f g h i j Naval History: HMS VENETIA (D 53) - V & W-class Destroyer
  2. ^ a b uboat.net HMS Venetia (D 53)