HMS Walpole
 HMS Walpole
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| History | |
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| Name | HMS Walpole |
| Builder | Sunderland |
| Laid down | May 1917 |
| Launched | 12 February 1918 |
| Commissioned | 7 August 1918 |
| Identification | Pennant number: D41 |
| Motto | Fari quod aentiaa: ' Speak as you feel' |
| Honours and awards | |
| Fate |
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| Badge | On a Field Black, an Antelope's head Silver, collared blue and gold, armed and chained gold |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | W-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,188 tons |
| Length |
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| Beam | 29 ft 6 in (9.0 m) |
| Draught |
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| Propulsion | 3 Yarrow-type Water-tube boilers, Brown-Curtis steam turbines, 2 shafts, 27500 shp |
| Speed | 34 knots |
| Range | 3,500 nmi (6,480 km) at 15 knots |
| Complement | 115 |
| Armament |
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HMS Walpole (D41) was a
W-class destroyer of the Royal Navy
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The ship was built under the 1916–17 programme in the 10th Destroyer order. Walpole was assigned to the
D-day landings (Operation Neptune). She hit a mine on 6 January 1945 and was subsequently declared a constructive total loss and broken up at Thos. W. Ward
Grays, Essex in March 1945.
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