HMS Worcester
Survived
| Type | Destroyer |
|---|---|
| Class | W |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 4 × BL 4.7 in (120-mm) Mk.I guns, mount P Mk.I |
Closed to 2,400 yards to fire her torpedoes in the Channel Dash and was hit repeatedly by Gneisenau and Prinz Eugen, but got home. Mined in December 1943 and not repaired.
Armament and specifications
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
1940 SRE conversion
- 3 × BL 4.7 in (120mm) Mk.I L/45 guns
- 1 × 3 in (76 mm) AA gun
- 3 × 21-inch Torpedo Tubes (one triple mount)
- 2 × depth charge racks
- twin QF 6 pounder 10 cwt gun (1942 – replaced ‘A’ gun)
| Builder | J. Samuel White, Cowes, Isle of Wight, and Royal Navy Dockyard, Portsmouth |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 20 December 1918 |
| Launched | 24 October 1919 |
| Commissioned | 20 September 1922 |
| Displacement | 1,140 tons standard, 1,550 tons full |
| Length | 300 ft o/a, 312 ft p/p |
| Speed | 34 kt |
| Complement | 127 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
24 October 1919
Channel Dash
Damaged
11–13 February 1942
Hit by Gneisenau and Prinz Eugen; 27 killed
Fate
Survived
Sold 17 September 1946 for scrapping