The first HMS Whirlwind 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. In September 1939 was part of the 11th Destroyer Flotilla.

HMS Despatch was a Danae -class light cruiser built for the Royal Navy during World War I. She was part of the Delhi sub-class of the Danae class.

Light cruiser HMS Southampton was near missed and damaged by bomb splinters. Her Commanding Officer was wounded and two ratings were killed. AA cruiser HMS Coventry was also near missed and had one rating killed by bomb splinters. The destroyers HMS Walker, HMS Whirlwind and HMS Havelock all sustained minor

HMS Whirlwind (D30) was informally adopted by Radstock in Somerst in December 1939 and by Bridgnorth in Shropshire in 1940 six months before she was sunk. After the loss of HMS Whirlwind a Warship Week national savings campaign was held by the civil community of New Forest in Hampshire in March 1942 which led to the adoption of the second HMS ...

Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Whirlwind, after the whirlwind, an atmospheric phenomenon: HMS Whirlwind (D30) was a W-class destroyer launched in 1917 and sunk in 1940. HMS Whirlwind (R87) was a W-class destroyer launched in 1943, converted into a Type 15 anti-submarine frigate in 1953, and sunk as a target in 1974.

At 18.26 hours on 5 July 1940, HMS Whirlwind (D 30) (LtCdr J.M. Rodgers, RN) was hit underneath the bridge by one G7e torpedo from U-34 about 120 miles west of Land’s End. The U-boat had spotted the destroyer at 15.30 hours and missed her with two torpedoes at 17.13 hours.

Reconstructed as Type 15 frigate during 1953-1954. Sunk as a target in 1974.

The first HMS Whirlwind (R87) was an 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 ...

HMS WHIRLWIND (i) (D 30) - V & W-class Destroyer including Convoy Escort Movements. Edited by Gordon Smith, Naval-History.Net

The first HMS Whirlwind was a W-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service during World War I and World War II.