HMS Venetia

HMS Venetia (D53) was a V-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service in World War I and World War II.

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Venetia
Ordered30 June 1916
BuilderFairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan
Laid down2 February 1917
Launched29 October 1917
Completed19 December 1917
Commissioned19 December 1917
Decommissioned1920s/1930s?
Identification
  • Pennant number:
  • F9A (1917)
  • F93 (January 1918)
  • F14 (April 1918)
  • D53 (interwar)
RecommissionedSeptember 1939
MottoVolo non fugia ("I fly but do not flee")
Honours and
awards		Battle honour for Atlantic 1939-1940
FateSunk 19 October 1940
BadgeA gold winged lion's mask on a blue field
General characteristics
Class and typeAdmiralty V-class destroyer
Displacement1,272-1,339 tons
Length300 ft (91.4 m) o/a, 312 ft (95.1 m) p/p
Beam26 ft 9 in (8.2 m)
Draught9 ft (2.7 m) standard, 11 ft 3 in (3.4 m) deep
Propulsion
  • 3 Yarrow type Water-tube boilers
  • Brown-Curtis steam turbines
  • 2 shafts, 27,000 shp
Speed34 kt
Range320-370 tons oil, 3,500 nmi at 15 kt, 900 nmi at 32 kt
Complement110
Armament
  • 4 × QF 4 in Mk.V (102mm L/45), mount P Mk.I
  • 2 × QF 2 pdr Mk.II "pom-pom" (40 mm L/39)
    or
  • 1 × QF 12 pdr 20 cwt Mk.I (76 mm), mount HA Mk.II
  • 4 (2 x 2) tubes for 21 inch torpedoes
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