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HMS Vanity (D28)
The second HMS ''Vanity'' was a V and W class destroyer, V-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy during World War I that saw service in World War II. Description The V-class destroyers were improved versions of the Admiralty V-class flotilla leaders built because the Admiralty (United Kingdom), Admiralty had received reports that the Imperial German Navy was building large destroyers. They displaced at Displacement (ship), light load and at deep load. The ships had an length overall, overall length of , a beam (nautical), beam of and a draft (hull), draught of . ''Vanity'' was powered by two Brown-Curtis geared steam turbines, each driving one shaft using steam provided by three Yarrow boilers. The turbines developed a total of and gave a maximum speed of .Preston 1985, p. 83 The ships carried enough fuel oil to give them a range of at . Their complement was 134 officers and Naval rating, ratings. The main gun armament of the V class was four List of British ordnance t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Ireland
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the union of the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland into one sovereign state, established by the Acts of Union 1800, Acts of Union in 1801. It continued in this form until 1927, when it evolved into the United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, after the Irish Free State gained a degree of independence in 1922. It was commonly known as Great Britain, Britain or England. Economic history of the United Kingdom, Rapid industrialisation that began in the decades prior to the state's formation continued up until the mid-19th century. The Great Famine (Ireland), Great Irish Famine, exacerbated by government inaction in the mid-19th century, led to Societal collapse, demographic collapse in much of Ireland and increased calls for Land Acts (Ireland), Irish land reform. The 19th century was an era of Industrial Revolution, and growth of trade and finance, in which Britain largely dominate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
