&sq=&lang=&file=File:HMS_Winchelsea_WWII_IWM_FL_12487.jpg) Winchelsea during World War II
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| History | |
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| Name | HMS Winchelsea (D46) |
| Ordered | 9 December 1916 |
| Builder | J. Samuel White |
| Laid down | 25 May 1917 |
| Launched | 15 December 1917 |
| Decommissioned | March 1945 |
| Fate | Scrapped August 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | W class destroyer |
HMS Winchelsea (D46) was an Admiralty W-class destroyer of the Royal Navy, ordered 9 December 1916 from J. Samuel White at Cowes during the 1916–17 Build Programme.
Winchelsea was launched on 15 December 1917 and was the 7th Royal Navy ship to carry this name, introduced in 1694 and named after the 6th Earl of Winchilsea (1647–1730)[1]
In March 1945 she was decommissioned and sold for scrap.[2]
- ^ "HMS Winchelsea (D46)". Retrieved 13 December 2007.
- ^ "Wakeful Class". Retrieved 13 December 2007.