W and Z class destroyer

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W and Z class

RN Ensign
General Characteristics
Displacement: 1,710 tons (standard), 2,530 tons (full)
Length: 362 ft 9 in o/a (110.5 m)
Beam: 35 ft 8 in (10.9 m)
Draught: 10 ft mean (3.05 m)
Propulsion: 3 x Admiralty 3-drum boilers, steam turbines, 2 shafts, 40,000 shp
Speed: 36 kt
Range: 615 tons oil, 4,680 nm at 20 kt
Complement: 186 (leader; 222)
Armament (W):
4 x single 4.7 in L/45 QF Mark IX, mounting CP Mk.XXII

1 x quad 2 pdr "pom-pom" mount Mk.VII, or;
1 x twin 40 mm Bofors mount "Hazemeyer" Mk.IV
4 x light AA guns;

  • twin 20 mm Oerlikon guns
  • single Bofors 40 mm mount Mk.III or "Boffin" Mk.V
  • single 2 pdr "pom pom" mount Mk.XVI

2 x quad tubes for 21 in torpedoes Mk.IX
Armament (Z):
4 x single 4.5 in L/45 QF Mark IV, mounting CP Mk.V

1 x twin 40 mm Bofors mount "Hazemeyer" Mk.IV
4/5 x light anti-aircraft|AA guns;

  • twin 20 mm Oerlikon guns
  • single Bofors 40 mm mount Mk.III or "Boffin" Mk.V
  • single 2 pdr "pom pom" mount Mk.XVI

2 x quad tubes for 21 in torpedoes Mk.IX

The W and Z class was a class of sixteen destroyers of the Royal Navy launched in 1943–1944. They were constructed as two flotillas, with names beginning with "W-" and "Z-", respectively, although, like the preceding U and V class, two of the flotilla leaders were named after historical naval figures (as had been Royal Navy practice during the inter-war years). They were known as the 9th and 10th Emergency Flotilla, respectively. They served as fleet and convoy escorts in World War II.

Contents

[edit] W class

[edit] Z class

  • Myngs
  • Zambesi
  • Zealous
  • Zebra
  • Zentih
  • Zephyr
  • Zest
  • Zodiac

[edit] See also

[edit] Bibliography

  • Destroyers of the Royal Navy, 1893-1981, Maurice Cocker, Ian Allan, ISBN 0-7110-1075-7
  • Royal Navy Destroyers since 1945, Leo Marriot, Ian Allan, ISBN 0-7110-1817-0
  • Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1922-1946, Ed. Robert Gardiner, Naval Institute Press, ISBN 0-87021-913-8
  • Destroyers of World War II, An International Encyclopedia, M. J. Whiteley, Arms and Armour Press, 1988, ISBN 1-85409-521-8


War Emergency Programme destroyers
O and P class | Q and R class | S and T class | U and V class | W and Z class | C classes

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