Admiralty V Class
| General characteristics (Admiralty V class) | |
|---|---|
| Displacement: | 1,272-1,339 tons |
| Propulsion: | 3 Yarrow type Water-tube boilers (White-Forster type in Vectis, Vortigern), Brown-Curtis steam turbines (Parsons in Vega, Velox, Violent, Vimiera), 2 shafts, 27,000 shp (20,000 kW) |
| Complement: | 110 |
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| Notes: | other characteristics as per V leader |
The 23 vessels comprising the Admiralty V class were ordered in July 1916 as repeats of the Admiralty V class leaders to counter the threat posed by reports of a new class of powerful German destroyers. They omitted the flotilla leader function and as such differed in detail from the leader predecessor.
While all 23 ships were completed with two twin torpedo tubes (Voyager, which was completed with triple tubes, was an Admiralty W class unit ordered in December 1916), in 1921 all Admiralty V class had their forward bank replaced by a triple bank, for a total of five torpedoes; and from 1923 onwards most ships had their aft bank (twin tubes) replaced by a triple bank, for a total of six torpedoes, except in Vimy, Vanoc, Velox, Versatile and Vortigern in which only the forward bank was replaced.
Vanquisher, Vanoc, Velox, Vehement, Venturous, Versatile, Vimiera, Vittoria and Vortigern were built with the ability to be converted into minelayers within 24 hours. For this purpose they would land their torpedo tubes and "Y" gun on the quarterdeck and have screens fitted to protect the mines, of which up to sixty could be carried. They could be distinguished by the permanent mine chutes at the stern.
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