Name HMS Winchester Completed 29 April 1918 Construction started 12 June 1917 Builder J. Samuel White | Laid down 12 June 1917 Identification Pennant number L55 Launched 1 February 1918 | |
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Class and type Admiralty W-class destroyer Motto 'Valour makyth the man' | ||
HMS Winchester was an Admiralty W-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She saw service in the First and Second World Wars.
History
Winchester was ordered by J. Samuel White and Company, Cowes, on the Isle of Wight as part of the 1916-1917 fleet program 10 order. Her keel was laid on 12 June 1917 and she was launched on 1 February 1918. The ship was completed on 29 April 1918.
Completed towards the end of the First World War, Winchester went on to be part of operations against the Bolsheviks in the Baltic Sea. After the Second World War the ship was placed on the reserve list, and was sold in March 1946. The ship was scrapped in Inverkeithing.
References
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