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HMS Venturous (1917)
HMS ''Venturous'' (D87) was a V and W-class destroyer, V-class destroyer of the United Kingdom, British Royal Navy that saw service in World War I. Construction and commissioning ''Venturous'', the first Royal Navy ship of the name, was ordered in July 1916. She was Keel laying, laid down on 9 October 1916 by William Denny and Brothers at Dumbarton, Scotland, and, per a British Admiralty order of 12 January 1917, fitted to carry 60 naval mines for operations as a minelayer. She was Ship naming and launching, launched on 21 September 1917 and completed on 29 November 1917. Her original pennant number, F30, assigned in 1917, became F21 in January 1918 and F87 in September 1918 before finally changing to D87. Service history During World War I, ''Venturous'' took part in the first deployment of operational Magnetic mine, magnetic bottom mines when she joined the destroyers , , , , and , escorted by eight other destroyers, in laying 234 Sinker Mk1(M) mines in the North Sea off t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Venturous (1917) IWM SP 406
HMS ''Venturous'' (D87) was a V and W-class destroyer, V-class destroyer of the United Kingdom, British Royal Navy that saw service in World War I. Construction and commissioning ''Venturous'', the first Royal Navy ship of the name, was ordered in July 1916. She was Keel laying, laid down on 9 October 1916 by William Denny and Brothers at Dumbarton, Scotland, and, per a British Admiralty order of 12 January 1917, fitted to carry 60 naval mines for operations as a minelayer. She was Ship naming and launching, launched on 21 September 1917 and completed on 29 November 1917. Her original pennant number, F30, assigned in 1917, became F21 in January 1918 and F87 in September 1918 before finally changing to D87. Service history During World War I, ''Venturous'' took part in the first deployment of operational Magnetic mine, magnetic bottom mines when she joined the destroyers , , , , and , escorted by eight other destroyers, in laying 234 Sinker Mk1(M) mines in the North Sea off t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |