HMS Veteran (D72)

	HMS Veteran in King George V Dock, London in 1942
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Veteran
Ordered	April 1918
Builder	John Brown & Company
Laid down	30 August 1918
Launched	26 August 1919
Commissioned	13 November 1919
Identification	Pennant number; D72 – Nov 1919; I72 – May 1940;
Motto	Laudator temporis acti; Proud of former deeds;
Honours &; awards	Martinique 1794, Camperdown 1797; Copenhagen 1801, Atlantic 1939–42; Norway 1940, North Sea 1940;
Fate	Sunk by U-404 on 26 September 1942
Badge	On a Field Green, an old warrior’s head, helmeted Proper.
General characteristics
Class & type	Admiralty modified W-class destroyer
Displacement	1,140 tons standard; 1,550 tons full load;
Length	312 ft o/a, 300 ft p/p
Beam	29.5 feet (9.0 m)
Draught	9 feet (2.7 m), 11 feet 7.5 inches (3.543 m) under full load
Propulsion	Yarrow type Water-tube boilers, Brown-Curtis geared steam turbines, 2 shafts, 27,000 shp
Speed	34 kn
Range	320-370 tons oil; 3,500 nmi at 15 kn,; 900 nmi at 34 kn;
Complement	127
Armament	As built 1920:; 4 × BL 4.7 in (120-mm) Mk.I guns, mount P Mk.I; 2 × QF 2 pdr Mk.II "pom-pom" (40 mm L/39); 6 × 21-inch torpedo tubes;
General characteristics SRE Conversion
Propulsion	2 × Yarrow type water tube boilers; Parsons geared steam turbines driving 2 shafts; 18,000 shp;
Speed	24.5 kn
Range	320-370 tons oil; 3,500 nmi at 15 kn; 900 nmi at 32 kn;
Complement	134
Sensors &; processing systems	Type 271 Target Indication Radar; Type 286P Air Warning Radar;
Electronic warfare; & decoys	Medium Frequency Direction Finding Outfit FM7 fitted Feb, 1941
Armament	2 × BL 4.7 in (120mm) Mk.I L/45 guns; 1 × QF 12 pounder 12 cwt naval gun; 2 × QF 2 pdr Mk.II "pom-pom" (40 mm L/39); 3 × 21-inch torpedo tubes (one triple mount); 2 × depth charge racks; Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar (replace ‘A’ turret);
Service record
Part of:	3rd Destroyer Flotilla - 1920; 18th Destroyer Flotilla – Dec 1939;
Operations:	Nanking Incident 1927; World War II 1939 to 1945;
Victories:	U-207 – 11 Sep 1941

HMS Veteran was an Admiralty modified W-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy. She was ordered in April 1918 from John Brown & Company under the 14th War Program. She was the third Royal Navy ship to carry the name.

History
HMS Veteran in King George V Dock, London in 1942
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Veteran
Ordered	April 1918
Builder	John Brown & Company
Laid down	30 August 1918
Launched	26 August 1919
Commissioned	13 November 1919
Identification	Pennant number D72 – Nov 1919 I72 – May 1940
Motto	Laudator temporis acti Proud of former deeds
Honours & awards	Martinique 1794, Camperdown 1797 Copenhagen 1801, Atlantic 1939–42 Norway 1940, North Sea 1940
Fate	Sunk by U-404 on 26 September 1942
Badge	On a Field Green, an old warrior’s head, helmeted Proper.
General characteristics
Class & type	Admiralty modified W-class destroyer
Displacement	1,140 tons standard 1,550 tons full load
Length	312 ft o/a, 300 ft p/p
Beam	29.5 feet (9.0 m)
Draught	9 feet (2.7 m), 11 feet 7.5 inches (3.543 m) under full load
Propulsion	Yarrow type Water-tube boilers, Brown-Curtis geared steam turbines, 2 shafts, 27,000 shp
Speed	34 kn
Range	320-370 tons oil 3,500 nmi at 15 kn, 900 nmi at 34 kn
Complement	127
Armament	As built 1920: 4 × BL 4.7 in (120-mm) Mk.I guns, mount P Mk.I 2 × QF 2 pdr Mk.II "pom-pom" (40 mm L/39) 6 × 21-inch torpedo tubes
General characteristics SRE Conversion
Propulsion	2 × Yarrow type water tube boilers Parsons geared steam turbines driving 2 shafts 18,000 shp
Speed	24.5 kn
Range	320-370 tons oil 3,500 nmi at 15 kn 900 nmi at 32 kn
Complement	134
Sensors & processing systems	Type 271 Target Indication Radar Type 286P Air Warning Radar
Electronic warfare & decoys	Medium Frequency Direction Finding Outfit FM7 fitted Feb, 1941
Armament	2 × BL 4.7 in (120mm) Mk.I L/45 guns 1 × QF 12 pounder 12 cwt naval gun 2 × QF 2 pdr Mk.II "pom-pom" (40 mm L/39) 3 × 21-inch torpedo tubes (one triple mount) 2 × depth charge racks Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar (replace ‘A’ turret)
Service record
Part of:	3rd Destroyer Flotilla - 1920 18th Destroyer Flotilla – Dec 1939
Operations:	Nanking Incident 1927 World War II 1939 to 1945
Victories:	U-207 – 11 Sep 1941