HMS Viceroy (D91)

HMS Viceroy during World War II.
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Viceroy
Namesakeviceroy
Ordered30 June 1916 or August 1916
BuilderJohn I. Thornycroft & Company, Woolston
Laid down12 December 1916
Launched17 November 1917
Completed14 January 1918
Commissioned18 January 1918
Decommissionedmid-1930s
Identification
  • Pennant number:
  • F99 (January 1918)
  • F38 (April 1918)
  • D91 (interwar)
  • L21 (May 1940)
RecommissionedJanuary 1941
Decommissionedsometime after 15 August 1945
MottoIn the King's name
Honours &
awards
FateSold 15 May 1947 or June 1948 for scrapping
BadgeThe Star of India under a crown proper on a white field
General characteristics
Displacement1,120 tons standard
Length300 ft (91 m) o/a, 312 ft (95 m) p/p
Beam30 ft 6 in (9.30 m)
Draught10 ft 6 in (3.20 m)
Propulsion3 Yarrow type Water-tube boilers, Brown-Curtis steam turbines, 2 shafts, 30,000 shp
Speed36-knot (67 km/h)
Range320–370 tons oil, 3,500 nmi (6,500 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h), 900 nmi (1,700 km) at 32 knots (59 km/h)
Complement134
Armament

HMS Viceroy (D91) was a W-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service in the final months of World War I and in World War II.

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