HMS Vectis (D51)

HMS Vectis in 1918.
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Vectis
NamesakeVectis, the ancient Roman name for the Isle of Wight
OrderedJuly 1916
BuilderJ. Samuel White, Cowes, Isle of Wight
Launched4 September 1917
Completed5 December 1917
IdentificationPennant number: D51
FateTransferred for scrapping 25 August 1936
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

HMS Vectis (D51) was a V-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service in World War I and the Russian Civil War.