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V and W class destroyers (Destroyer flotillas)

Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2020 4:44 pm
by Jordi Comas
Hi all!

I'm looking for the number of destroyer flotillas belonging the following V and W class destroyers in 1940-1941:

Valentine
Valorous
Vega
Verdun
Vimiera
Vivien
Viceroy
Westminster
Whitley
Wolfhound
Wolsey
Woolston
Winchester
Wryneck


Thank you very much
Jordi

Re: V and W class destroyers (Destroyer flotillas)

Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2020 12:18 am
by phil morgan
Greetings Jordi
Try the following site:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_s ... stroyers_2

You will have to do a bit of digging
Good hunting

Phil

Re: V and W class destroyers (Destroyer flotillas)

Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2020 8:23 am
by Jordi Comas
Thank you Phil,

Regards

Re: V and W class destroyers (Destroyer flotillas)

Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2020 10:34 am
by Brian Corijn
Hi Jordi,

These ships were all converted to AA escort vessels.
On completion of their conversion they were usually not assigned to destroyer flotilla's but to east coast commands (such as Rosyth, Nore, Humber, etc, etc.) for east coast escort duties.


Kind regards,
Brian Corijn
(uboat.net crew)

Re: V and W class destroyers (Destroyer flotillas)

Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2020 12:53 pm
by Jordi Comas
Thank you Brian,

Regards