HMS Warwick (D25)

HMS Warwick (D25) was an Admiralty W-class destroyer built in 1917. She saw service in both the First and Second World Wars, before being torpedoed and sunk in February 1944.

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

HMS Warwick
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Warwick
BuilderHawthorn Leslie & Company, Hebburn
Laid down10 March 1917
Launched28 December 1917
Commissioned18 March 1918
FateSunk by U-413, 20 February 1944
General characteristics
Class and typeAdmiralty W-class destroyer
Displacement1,100 tons
Length
  • 312 ft (95.1 m) oa
  • 300 ft (91.4 m) pp
Beam29 ft 6 in (9.0 m)
Draught
  • 9 ft (2.7 m) standard
  • 13 ft 11 in (4.2 m) maximum
Propulsion3 Yarrow type Water-tube boilers, Brown-Curtis steam turbines, 2 shafts, 27,000 shp (20,000 kW)
Speed34 knots (63 km/h)
Complement110
Armament
  • 4 × QF 4 in (102 mm) L/45 Mark V guns, mounting P Mk. I
  • 2 × QF 2 pdr pom-pom Mk. II
  • 2 × Triple tubes for 21 in (533 mm) torpedoes
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