HMS Vanessa (D29)

HMS Vanessa (I29) docked at Blackwell during World War II.
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Vanessa
Ordered30 June 1916
BuilderWilliam Beardmore and Company, Dalmuir
Laid down10 May 1917
Launched16 March 1918
Sponsored byMrs. Frederick Elvy
Completed21 June 1918
Commissioned1918
DecommissionedDecember 1921
Recommissioned1939
Decommissioned1945
MottoQuandmeme J'arrive ("I get there when I arrive")
Honours &
awards		Battle honour for Atlantic 1939-1943
Fate
  • Sold for scrapping 4 March 1947
  • Scrapping began February 1949
BadgeA blue butterfly on a white field
General characteristics
Class & 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 kn
Range320-370 tons oil, 3,500 nmi at 15 kn, 900 nmi at 32 kn
Complement110
Armament
NotesPennant number: D29

HMS Vanessa (D29) was a V-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that was in service during World War I and World War II.

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