HMS Valhalla (1917)

HMS Valhalla was an Admiralty V-class flotilla leader built for the Royal Navy. She was named after the home of the Norse gods. She was one of 2 destroyers ordered in July 1916 from Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead under the 9th Order for Destroyers of the Emergency War Program of 1916–17.

Valhalla in 1921
History
United Kingdom
NameValhalla
NamesakeValhalla
OwnerRoyal Navy
OrderedJuly 1916
BuilderCammell Laird & Company
Laid down8 August 1916
Launched22 May 1917
Commissioned31 July 1917
Stricken1931
FateSold for scrap, 17 December 1931
General characteristics
Class and typeAdmiralty V-class flotilla leader
Displacement1339 tons
Length312 ft (95 m)
Beam29.5 ft (9.0 m)
Draught9 ft (2.7 m), 11.25 ft (3.43 m) under full load
Installed power27,000 shp (20,000 kW)
Propulsion
  • 3 Yarrow-type water tube boilers
  • 2 Parsons geared steam turbines
  • 2 shafts
Speed34 knots
Range3500 nautical miles at 15 knots
Complement115
Armament
  • 4 × QF 4-inch (101.6 mm) Mk V L/45 guns
  • 1 QF 3-inch (76.20 mm)20 cwt anti-aircraft gun
  • 4 × 21-inch torpedo tubes
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