![]() ![]() The turrets were disposed as two forward and two aft in super imposed firing positions. She shipped four BL 4.7 in Mk.I guns, mount P Mk.I naval guns in four single centre-line mounts. This gave a range of between 3500 nautical miles at 15 knots to 900 nautical miles at 32 knots. She was oil-fired and had a bunkerage of 320 to 350 tons. ![]() She was propelled by three Yarrow type water tube boilers powering Brown-Curtis geared steam turbines developing 27,000 shp driving twin propellers for a maximum designed speed of 34 knots. She had a displacement of 1,140 tons standard and up to 1,550 full load. Her mean draught was 9 feet, and would reach 11.25 feet under full load. ![]() She was 312 feet overall in length with a beam of 29.5 feet. HMS Veteran 's keel was laid on 30 August 1918 at the James Brown & Company Shipyard in Clydebank, Scotland. She was the third Royal Navy ship to carry the name. She was ordered in April 1918 from John Brown & Company under the 14th War Program. HMS Veteran was an Admiralty modified W-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy.
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