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''Whirlwind'' was one of 22 destroyers of the [["W" Class Destroyer (1917)|W]] class.
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'''H.M.S. ''Whirlwind''''' was one of 22 destroyers of the [["W" Class Destroyer (1917)|"W" class]].
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==Service==
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Commissioned on 10 December, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 899}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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* {{LCommRN}} [[William A. C. Salmond]], August, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 899}}
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==See Also==
 
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Revision as of 18:55, 10 September 2013

H.M.S. Whirlwind (1917)
Pendant Number: H.41 (Apr 1918)
D.25 (Sep 1918)[1]
Builder: Swan Hunter[2]
Ordered: December, 1916[3]
Launched: 15 Dec, 1917[4]
Commissioned: 10 Dec, 1920[5]
Torpedoed: 5 Jul, 1940[6]
Fate: by U-34, SW of Ireland

H.M.S. Whirlwind was one of 22 destroyers of the "W" class.

Service

Commissioned on 10 December, 1920.[7]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 73.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 84.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 84.
  4. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 73.
  5. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 899.
  6. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 73.
  7. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 899.
  8. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 899.

Bibliography


"W" Class Destroyer
Admiralty Design
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Westcott Walrus Wolfhound Warwick Wessex
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  Westminster Windsor Wryneck Waterhen  
Thornycroft Specials
  Wolsey Woolston  
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