HMS Volunteer (D71)

	HMS Volunteer underway on the River Clyde during World War II.
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Volunteer
Namesake	volunteer
Ordered	January 1918
Builder	William Denny and Brothers, Dunbarton
Laid down	16 April 1918
Launched	17 April 1919
Completed	7 November 1919
Commissioned	7 November 1919
Decommissioned	early 1930s
Recommissioned	August 1939
Decommissioned	May 1945
Motto	Pro aris et focis ("For Hearths and Homes ")
Honours &; awards	Battle honours for:; Atlantic 1939-1945; English Channel 1940-1945; Arctic 1942; Biscay 1943; Normandy 1944; North Sea 1945;
Fate	Sold for scrapping 3 or 4 March 1947
Badge	A gold lion's mask on a gold shield over a silver barry of three, all on a blue field
General characteristics
Class & type	Admiralty Modified W-class destroyer
Displacement	1,140 tons standard, 1,550 tons full
Length	300 ft (91.4 m) o/a, 312 ft (95.1 m) p/p
Beam	29.5 feet (9.0 m)
Draught	9 feet (2.7 m), 11.25 feet (3.4 m) under full load
Propulsion	Yarrow type Water-tube boilers, Brown-Curtis geared steam turbines, 2 shafts, 27,000 shp
Speed	34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Range	320–370 tons oil; 3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph); 900 nmi (1,700 km; 1,000 mi) at 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph);
Complement	127
Sensors &; processing systems	Type 286M Air Warning Radar fitted 1940; Type 271 Surface Warning Radar fitted 1940;
Armament	As built 1920:; 4 × BL 4.7 in (120-mm) Mk.I guns, mount P Mk.I; 2 × QF 2 pdr Mk.II "pom-pom" (40 mm L/39); 6 × 21-inch Torpedo Tubes; 1940 SRE conversion:; 3 × BL 4.7 in (120mm) Mk.I L/45 guns; 1 × 3 in (76 mm) AA gun; 2 × QF 2 pdr Mk.II "pom-pom" (40 mm L/39); 3 × 21-inch Torpedo Tubes (one triple mount); 2 × depth charge racks; twin 6 pounder army gun (1942 – replaced 'A' gun);

The fourth HMS Volunteer (D71), later I71, was a Modified W-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service in World War II.

History
HMS Volunteer underway on the River Clyde during World War II.
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Volunteer
Namesake	volunteer
Ordered	January 1918
Builder	William Denny and Brothers, Dunbarton
Laid down	16 April 1918
Launched	17 April 1919
Completed	7 November 1919
Commissioned	7 November 1919
Decommissioned	early 1930s
Recommissioned	August 1939
Decommissioned	May 1945
Motto	Pro aris et focis ("For Hearths and Homes ")
Honours & awards	Battle honours for: Atlantic 1939-1945 English Channel 1940-1945 Arctic 1942 Biscay 1943 Normandy 1944 North Sea 1945
Fate	Sold for scrapping 3 or 4 March 1947
Badge	A gold lion's mask on a gold shield over a silver barry of three, all on a blue field
General characteristics
Class & type	Admiralty Modified W-class destroyer
Displacement	1,140 tons standard, 1,550 tons full
Length	300 ft (91.4 m) o/a, 312 ft (95.1 m) p/p
Beam	29.5 feet (9.0 m)
Draught	9 feet (2.7 m), 11.25 feet (3.4 m) under full load
Propulsion	Yarrow type Water-tube boilers, Brown-Curtis geared steam turbines, 2 shafts, 27,000 shp
Speed	34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Range	320–370 tons oil 3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) 900 nmi (1,700 km; 1,000 mi) at 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)
Complement	127
Sensors & processing systems	Type 286M Air Warning Radar fitted 1940 Type 271 Surface Warning Radar fitted 1940
Armament	As built 1920: 4 × BL 4.7 in (120-mm) Mk.I guns, mount P Mk.I 2 × QF 2 pdr Mk.II "pom-pom" (40 mm L/39) 6 × 21-inch Torpedo Tubes 1940 SRE conversion: 3 × BL 4.7 in (120mm) Mk.I L/45 guns 1 × 3 in (76 mm) AA gun 2 × QF 2 pdr Mk.II "pom-pom" (40 mm L/39) 3 × 21-inch Torpedo Tubes (one triple mount) 2 × depth charge racks twin 6 pounder army gun (1942 – replaced 'A' gun)