- U and V class destroyer
The U and V class was a class of sixteen
destroyer s of theRoyal Navy launched in1942 –1943 . They were constructed in two flotillas, each with names beginning with "U-" or "V-", although there was a return to pre-war practice of naming the designatedflotilla leader after a famous naval figure from history, to honour the lost ships "Grenville" and "Hardy". The flotillas constituted the 7th Emergency Flotilla and 8th Emergency Flotilla, built under the War Emergency Programme.Notable actions
Three ships, HMS "Verulam", "Venus" and "Virago", formed part of the 26th Destroyer Flotilla that ambushed and sank the
Japanese cruiser Haguro , offSumatra .U class
*"Grenville" - flotilla leader, built by
Swan Hunter , Tyneside, laid down1 November 1941 , launched12 October 1942 , and completed27 May 1943 .
*"Ulster", built by Swan Hunter, laid down12 November 1941 , launched9 November 1942 , and completed30 June 1943 .
*"Ulysses", built byCammell Laird , Birkenhead, laid down14 March 1942 , launched22 April 1943 , and completed23 December 1943 .
*"Undaunted", built by Cammell Laird, laid down8 September 1942 , launched19 July 1943 , and completed3 March 1944 .
*"Undine", built byJohn I. Thornycroft and Company , Woolston, laid down18 March 1942 , launched1 June 1943 , and completed23 December 1943 .
*"Ursa", built by John I. Thornycroft, laid down2 May 1942 , launched22 July 1943 , and completed1 March 1944 .
*"Urchin", built byVickers-Armstrong , Barrow, laid down28 March 1942 , launched8 March 1943 , and completed24 September 1943 .
*"Urania", built by Vickers-Armstrong, laid down18 June 1942 , launched19 May 1943 , and completed18 January 1944 .V class
*"Venus", built by
Fairfields , laid down12 January 1942 , launched22 February 1943 , and completed28 August 1943 .
*"Verulam", built by Fairfields, laid down26 January 1942 , launched22 April 1943 , and completed10 December 1943 .
*"Vigilant", built bySwan Hunter , laid down31 January 1942 , launched22 December 1942 , and completed10 September 1943 .
*"Virago", built by Swan Hunter, laid down16 February 1942 , launched4 February 1943 , and completed5 November 1943 .
*"Hardy" - flotilla leader, built byJohn Brown , Clydebank, laid down on14 May 1942 , launched18 March 1943 , and completed14 August 1943 . She was lost on30 January 1944 .
*"Valentine", built by John Brown, laid down8 October 1942 , launched2 September 1943 , and completed28 February 1944 . She was transferred to Canada as "Algonquin".
*"Vixen", built byJ. Samuel White , Cowes, laid down31 October 1942 , launched14 September 1943 , and completed5 March 1944 . She was transferred to Canada as "Sioux".
*"Volage", built by J. Samuel White, laid down31 December 1942 , launched15 December 1943 , and completed26 May 1944 .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 1-85409-521-8ee also
* The
V and W class destroyer s for other ships with "V-" names
*Type 15 frigate a post-war reconstruction of many ships into fast, first-rate anti-submarinefrigate s
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