HMS Violent (D57)

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Violent
Namesakeviolent
OrderedJuly 1916[1]
BuilderSwan Hunter, Wallsend, Tyne and Wear[2]
Laid down6 December 1916[3]
Launched1 September 1917[1]
Completed20 November 1917[3]
IdentificationPennant number:D57
FateTransferred for scrapping 8 March 1937[2]
Badge
The ship's badge
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 (20,000 kW)
Speed34 knots (63 km/h)
Range320-370 tons oil, 3,500 nmi (6,500 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h), 900 nmi (1,700 km) at 32 kn (59 km/h)
Complement110
Armament

HMS Violent was a V-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service in World War I and was in commission from 1917 to 1937.

  1. ^ a b Naval History: SHIPS OF THE ROYAL NAVY, 1914-1919 - in ALPHABETICAL ORDER (Part 2 of 2)
  2. ^ a b worldnavalships.com HMS Violent
  3. ^ a b HMS Violent