HMS Westcott (D47) was a Royal Navy Admiralty W-class destroyer built during World War I, with a length overall of 312 feet (95.1 meters) and a beam of 26 feet 6 inches (8.08 meters). Her displacement was approximately 1,100 long tons (1,100 tonnes) at standard load, increasing to 1,490 long tons (1,510 tonnes) at deep load. The vessel was powered by three oil-fed Yarrow boilers generating steam at 250 psi, which drove Brown-Curtis geared steam turbines producing 27,000 shaft horsepower, enabling a maximum speed of 34 knots (63 km/h). Her armament initially consisted of four 4-inch Mk V QF guns, one 3-inch anti-aircraft gun, and six 21-inch torpedo tubes arranged in two triple mounts. She carried 368 long tons of oil, giving her a range of 3,500 nautical miles at 15 knots. Constructed by William Denny and Brothers in Dumbarton, Scotland, Westcott was laid down on 30 March 1917, launched on 14 February 1918, and commissioned on 2 April 1918. Named after Captain George Blagdon Westcott, who was killed at the Battle of the Nile, she initially served with the 13th Destroyer Flotilla of the Grand Fleet during WWI, supporting the Battlecruiser Force. Post-war, she joined the Atlantic Fleet and was deployed to the Baltic during the Russian Civil War and later to the Mediterranean, participating in the shelling of Turkish forces during the Greco-Turkish War. Throughout the interwar period, Westcott was reorganized into flotillas, refitted, and even stood by the French liner L'Atlantique after a fire in 1933. In the 1930s, she was reduced to reserve but returned to active service due to crises such as the Abyssinia Crisis. She was modified for submarine support with a crane and sonar. During WWII, Westcott played a significant role in convoy escort and anti-submarine warfare, notably in the Atlantic and Mediterranean theatres. She was equipped with a prototype Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar and was the first vessel to be fitted with it. Her service included the destruction of U-581 in 1942, participation in vital Malta convoys, and involvement in Operation Torch. After extensive operational duties, she was converted to a long-range escort configuration, extending her range by removing a boiler and increasing fuel capacity. Westcott was decommissioned and scrapped in 1946, marking a notable career spanning both world wars and maritime conflicts.

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