Winchester was ordered by J. Samuel White and Company, Cowes, on the Isle of Wight as part of the 1916–1917 fleet program 10 order. Her keel was laid on 12 June 1917 and she was launched on 1 February 1918. The ship was completed on 29 April 1918.
Completed towards the end of the First World War, Winchester went on to be part of operations against the Bolsheviks in the Baltic Sea. After the Second World War the ship was placed on the reserve list, and was sold in March 1946. The ship was scrapped in Inverkeithing.
In 1936, under the command of Captain W.N.T. Beckett RN, HMS Winchester fulfilled King George V's dying wish for his beloved racing yacht HMY Britannia to follow him to the grave. Her hull was towed out to St Catherine's Deep near the Isle of Wight, and she was sunk by HMS Winchester.
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Cocker, Maurice. Destroyers of the Royal Navy, 1893–1981. Ian Allan. ISBN0-7110-1075-7.
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Lenton, H. T. (1998). British & Empire Warships of the Second World War. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN1-55750-048-7.
March, Edgar J. (1966). British Destroyers: A History of Development, 1892–1953; Drawn by Admiralty Permission From Official Records & Returns, Ships' Covers & Building Plans. London: Seeley Service. OCLC 164893555.
Raven, Alan & Roberts, John (1979). 'V' and 'W' Class Destroyers. Man o'War. Vol. 2. London: Arms & Armour. ISBN0-85368-233-X.
Rohwer, Jürgen (2005). Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945: The Naval History of World War Two (Third Revised ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN1-59114-119-2.
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winchester, other, ships, with, same, name, winchester, confused, with, winchester, admiralty, class, destroyer, royal, navy, service, first, second, world, wars, history, united, kingdom, namehms, winchester, builderj, samuel, white, east, cowes, isle, wight,. For other ships with the same name see HMS Winchester Not to be confused with HMS L55 HMS Winchester was an Admiralty W class destroyer of the Royal Navy She saw service in the First and Second World Wars History United Kingdom NameHMS Winchester BuilderJ Samuel White East Cowes Isle of Wight Laid down12 June 1917 Launched1 February 1918 Completed29 April 1918 IdentificationPennant number G43 D66 F99 H95 L55 Motto Valour makyth the man FateSold for scrap in March 1946 BadgeOn a Field Party per fess Silver and red in chief a Tudor rose red in base a castle Silver 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 to 25 ft 3 4 to 7 6 m in deep Propulsion3 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 Armament4 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 torpedoesHistory editWinchester was ordered by J Samuel White and Company Cowes on the Isle of Wight as part of the 1916 1917 fleet program 10 order Her keel was laid on 12 June 1917 and she was launched on 1 February 1918 The ship was completed on 29 April 1918 Completed towards the end of the First World War Winchester went on to be part of operations against the Bolsheviks in the Baltic Sea After the Second World War the ship was placed on the reserve list and was sold in March 1946 The ship was scrapped in Inverkeithing In 1936 under the command of Captain W N T Beckett RN HMS Winchester fulfilled King George V s dying wish for his beloved racing yacht HMY Britannia to follow him to the grave Her hull was towed out to St Catherine s Deep near the Isle of Wight and she was sunk by HMS Winchester Bibliography editCampbell John 1985 Naval Weapons of World War II Annapolis Maryland Naval Institute Press ISBN 0 87021 459 4 Chesneau Roger ed 1980 Conway s All the World s Fighting Ships 1922 1946 Greenwich UK Conway Maritime Press ISBN 0 85177 146 7 Colledge J J Warlow Ben 2006 1969 Ships of the Royal Navy The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy Rev ed London Chatham Publishing ISBN 978 1 86176 281 8 Cocker Maurice Destroyers of the Royal Navy 1893 1981 Ian Allan ISBN 0 7110 1075 7 Friedman Norman 2009 British Destroyers From Earliest Days to the Second World War Annapolis Maryland Naval Institute Press ISBN 978 1 59114 081 8 Gardiner Robert amp Gray Randal eds 1985 Conway s All the World s Fighting Ships 1906 1921 Annapolis Maryland Naval Institute Press ISBN 0 85177 245 5 Lenton H T 1998 British amp Empire Warships of the Second World War Annapolis Maryland Naval Institute Press ISBN 1 55750 048 7 March Edgar J 1966 British Destroyers A History of Development 1892 1953 Drawn by Admiralty Permission From Official Records amp Returns Ships Covers amp Building Plans London Seeley Service OCLC 164893555 Preston Antony 1971 V amp W Class Destroyers 1917 1945 London Macdonald OCLC 464542895 Raven Alan amp Roberts John 1979 V and W Class Destroyers Man o War Vol 2 London Arms amp Armour ISBN 0 85368 233 X Rohwer Jurgen 2005 Chronology of the War at Sea 1939 1945 The Naval History of World War Two Third Revised ed Annapolis Maryland Naval Institute Press ISBN 1 59114 119 2 Whinney Bob 2000 The U boat Peril A Fight for Survival Cassell ISBN 0 304 35132 6 Whitley M J 1988 Destroyers of World War 2 Annapolis Maryland Naval Institute Press ISBN 0 87021 326 1 Winser John de D 1999 B E F Ships Before At and After Dunkirk Gravesend Kent World Ship Society ISBN 0 905617 91 6 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to HMS Winchester L55 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Winchester L55 amp oldid 1223598684, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
