HMS Volunteer (D71)

The fourth HMS Volunteer (D71), later I71, was a Modified W-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service in World War II.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Volunteer.

HMS Volunteer underway on the River Clyde during World War II.
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Volunteer
Namesakevolunteer
OrderedJanuary 1918
BuilderWilliam Denny and Brothers, Dunbarton
Laid down16 April 1918
Launched17 April 1919
Completed7 November 1919
Commissioned7 November 1919
Decommissionedearly 1930s
RecommissionedAugust 1939
DecommissionedMay 1945
MottoPro aris et focis ("For Hearths and Homes ")
Honours and
awards
FateSold for scrapping 3 or 4 March 1947
BadgeA gold lion's mask on a gold shield over a silver barry of three, all on a blue field
General characteristics
Class and typeAdmiralty Modified W-class destroyer
Displacement1,140 tons standard, 1,550 tons full
Length300 ft (91.4 m) o/a, 312 ft (95.1 m) p/p
Beam29.5 feet (9.0 m)
Draught9 feet (2.7 m), 11.25 feet (3.4 m) under full load
PropulsionYarrow type Water-tube boilers, Brown-Curtis geared steam turbines, 2 shafts, 27,000 shp
Speed34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Range
  • 320–370 tons oil
  • 3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
  • 900 nmi (1,700 km; 1,000 mi) at 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)
Complement127
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Type 286M Air Warning Radar fitted 1940
  • Type 271 Surface Warning Radar fitted 1940
Armament
  • As built 1920:
  • 4 × BL 4.7 in (120-mm) Mk.I guns, mount P Mk.I
  • 2 × QF 2 pdr Mk.II "pom-pom" (40 mm L/39)
  • 6 × 21-inch Torpedo Tubes
  • 1940 SRE conversion:
  • 3 × BL 4.7 in (120mm) Mk.I L/45 guns
  • 1 × 3 in (76 mm) AA gun
  • 2 × QF 2 pdr Mk.II "pom-pom" (40 mm L/39)
  • 3 × 21-inch Torpedo Tubes (one triple mount)
  • 2 × depth charge racks
  • twin 6 pounder army gun (1942 – replaced ‘A’ gun)
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