HMS Walrus (D24)

The first HMS Walrus (D24) was a W-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service in the final months of World War I.

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

HMS Walrus during the First World War
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Walrus
NamesakeThe walrus
OrderedDecember 1916
BuilderFairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan
Laid downFebruary 1917
Launched27 December 1917
Completed1918
Commissioned8 March 1918
Decommissioned30 November 1932
Fate
  • Wrecked 12 February 1938
  • Sold 5 March 1938 for scrapping
  • Scrapped October 1938
General characteristics
Displacement1,100 tons
Length300 ft (91 m) o/a, 312 ft (95 m)p/p
Beam26.75 ft (8.15 m)
Draught9 ft (2.7 m) standard, 11.25 ft (3.43 m) in deep
Propulsion
  • 3 Yarrow type Water-tube boilers
  • Brown-Curtis steam turbines
  • 2 shafts
  • 27,000 shp (20,000 kW)
Speed34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Range320-370 tons oil, 3,500 nmi (6,500 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph), 900 nmi (1,700 km) at 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)
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 3 inch 20 cwt (76 mm), mount HA Mk.II
  • 6 (2x3) tubes for 21 in torpedoes
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