HMS Virago (R75)

	Virago at anchor on the River Tyne, October 1943
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Virago
Ordered	1 September 1941
Builder	Swan Hunter, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
Laid down	16 February 1942
Launched	4 February 1943
Commissioned	5 November 1943
Decommissioned	1963
Identification	Pennant number R75/F76
Honours &; awards	Arctic 1943-44; North Cape 1943; Normandy 1944; Malaya 1945; Burma 1945;
Fate	Scrapped 4 June 1965
General characteristics V-class destroyer
Class & type	V-class destroyer
Displacement	1,777 long tons (1,806 t) standard; 2,058 long tons (2,091 t) full load;
Length	363 ft (111 m)
Beam	35 ft 8 in (10.87 m)
Draught	10 ft (3.0 m)
Propulsion	2 × Admiralty 3-drum water-tube boilers; Geared steam turbines, 40,000 shp (29,828 kW); 2 shafts;
Speed	37 knots (43 mph; 69 km/h)
Range	4,860 nmi (9,000 km) at 29 kn (54 km/h)
Complement	180 (225 in flotilla leader)
Armament	Original configuration :; 4 × QF 4.7-inch (120-mm) Mk XII guns in single mountings CP Mk.XXII; 2 × QF 40 mm Bofors guns in twin mount Mk.IV; 6 × QF 20 mm Oerlikon guns; 2 × twin mounts Mk.V, 2 × single mounts Mk.III; 2 × quadruple tubes for 21 in (533 mm) torpedo Mk.IX;
General characteristics Type 15 frigate
Class & type	Type 15 frigate
Displacement	2,300 long tons (2,337 t) standard
Length	358 ft (109 m) o/a
Beam	37 ft 9 in (11.51 m)
Draught	14 ft 6 in (4.42 m)
Propulsion	2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers,; steam turbines on 2 shafts,; 40,000 shp;
Speed	31 knots (36 mph; 57 km/h) (full load)
Complement	174
Sensors &; processing systems	Radar; Type 293Q target indication (later Type 993); Type 277Q surface search; Type 974 navigation; Type 262 fire control on director CRBF; Type 1010 Cossor Mark 10 IFF; Sonar:; Type 174 search; Type 162 target classification; Type 170 attack;
Armament	1 × twin 4 in gun Mark 19; 1 × twin 40mm Bofors Mk.5;; 2 × Squid A/S mortar or;; 2 × Limbo Mark 10 A/S mortar;

HMS Virago was a V-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that served in World War II. She was later converted into a Type 15 fast anti-submarine frigate, with the new pennant number F76.

History
Virago at anchor on the River Tyne, October 1943
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Virago
Ordered	1 September 1941
Builder	Swan Hunter, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
Laid down	16 February 1942
Launched	4 February 1943
Commissioned	5 November 1943
Decommissioned	1963
Identification	Pennant number R75/F76
Honours & awards	Arctic 1943-44 North Cape 1943 Normandy 1944 Malaya 1945 Burma 1945
Fate	Scrapped 4 June 1965
General characteristics V-class destroyer
Class & type	V-class destroyer
Displacement	1,777 long tons (1,806 t) standard 2,058 long tons (2,091 t) full load
Length	363 ft (111 m)
Beam	35 ft 8 in (10.87 m)
Draught	10 ft (3.0 m)
Propulsion	2 × Admiralty 3-drum water-tube boilers Geared steam turbines, 40,000 shp (29,828 kW) 2 shafts
Speed	37 knots (43 mph; 69 km/h)
Range	4,860 nmi (9,000 km) at 29 kn (54 km/h)
Complement	180 (225 in flotilla leader)
Armament	Original configuration : 4 × QF 4.7-inch (120-mm) Mk XII guns in single mountings CP Mk.XXII 2 × QF 40 mm Bofors guns in twin mount Mk.IV 6 × QF 20 mm Oerlikon guns; 2 × twin mounts Mk.V, 2 × single mounts Mk.III 2 × quadruple tubes for 21 in (533 mm) torpedo Mk.IX
General characteristics Type 15 frigate
Class & type	Type 15 frigate
Displacement	2,300 long tons (2,337 t) standard
Length	358 ft (109 m) o/a
Beam	37 ft 9 in (11.51 m)
Draught	14 ft 6 in (4.42 m)
Propulsion	2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers, steam turbines on 2 shafts, 40,000 shp
Speed	31 knots (36 mph; 57 km/h) (full load)
Complement	174
Sensors & processing systems	Radar Type 293Q target indication (later Type 993) Type 277Q surface search Type 974 navigation Type 262 fire control on director CRBF Type 1010 Cossor Mark 10 IFF Sonar: Type 174 search Type 162 target classification Type 170 attack
Armament	1 × twin 4 in gun Mark 19 1 × twin 40mm Bofors Mk.5; 2 × Squid A/S mortar or; 2 × Limbo Mark 10 A/S mortar