HMS Whirlwind (D30)
For other ships with the same name, see HMS Whirlwind.
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| Class and type: | Admiralty W class destroyer |
| Name: | HMS Whirlwind |
| Ordered: | 9 December 1916 |
| Builder: | Swan Hunter |
| Launched: | 15 December 1917 |
| Fate: | sunk by the German submarine U-34 5 July 1940 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1,100 tons |
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| Beam: | 26.75 ft (8.15 m) |
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| Speed: | 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph) |
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| Complement: | 110 |
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The first HMS Whirlwind (R87) was a W-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service during World War I and World War II.
Whirlwind was built by Swan Hunter and was launched on 15 December 1917. On 5 July 1940, she was sunk by the German submarine U-34 under the command of Wilhelm Rollmann in the North Atlantic Ocean southwest of Ireland.
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Coordinates: 50°17′N 8°48′W / 50.283°N 8.800°W
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