Ships of the Royal Navy . ebank), VOLUNTEER (Denny),WANDERER (Fairfield), WHITEHALL (Swan Hunter), completed at Chatham Dockyard, WREN(Yarrow) completed at Pembroke Dockyard, which are funnelled like the Admiralty W s and have the guns abaft the second funnel. Dimensions.—312 x 29i x 11 feet (mean) = 1,325 tons nominal and 1,500 tons full load displacement. Armament.—Four ; two 2-pounder pom-poms ; one Machine and four Lewis guns. Six 21-inch tubes in two triple mountings. Machinery.—As in earlier W class. Appearance.—Differences as noted above. Thornycroft Improved W type (2 boa
Ships of the Royal Navy . ebank), VOLUNTEER (Denny),WANDERER (Fairfield), WHITEHALL (Swan Hunter), completed at Chatham Dockyard, WREN(Yarrow) completed at Pembroke Dockyard, which are funnelled like the Admiralty W s and have the guns abaft the second funnel. Dimensions.—312 x 29i x 11 feet (mean) = 1,325 tons nominal and 1,500 tons full load displacement. Armament.—Four ; two 2-pounder pom-poms ; one Machine and four Lewis guns. Six 21-inch tubes in two triple mountings. Machinery.—As in earlier W class. Appearance.—Differences as noted above. Thornycroft Improved W type (2 boats), Emergency War Programme WISHART, WITCH Both completed at Devonport Dockyard. They differ from the Admiralty type in dimensions,, and speed, and have big flat-sided funnels of almost the same height. Dimensions.—312 x 30| x 11 feet (mean) = 1,345/1,550 tons displacement. Macliinery.—All-geared turbines driving 2 screws = 30,000 = 35 knots at light, and 32 knotsat full load. Oil = 374/324 tons. 130. -?^ Whitshed. {Class I. Note big /ore funnel). 131
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