The ship had a complement of 82 officers and men. A single 2-pounder (40 mm) pom-pom anti-aircraft gun was fitted, while torpedo armament consisted of four 21 inch (533 mm) torpedoes in two twin mounts. Armament consisted of three QF 4in Mk IV guns on the ship's centreline, with one on the forecastle, one aft on a raised bandstand and one between the second and third funnels. 296 tons of oil were carried, giving a design range of 3,450 nautical miles (6,390 km 3,970 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h 17 mph). Three Yarrow boilers fed steam to two sets of Brown-Curtis geared steam turbines rated at 27,000 shaft horsepower (20,000 kW) and driving two shafts, giving a design speed of 36 knots (67 km/h 41 mph). Displacement was 975 long tons (991 t) normal and 1,075 long tons (1,092 t) deep load. Torrent was 276 feet (84.12 m) long overall, with a beam of 26 feet 6 inches (8.08 m) and a draught of 9 feet (2.74 m). The ship was launched at Swan Hunter's Wallsend, Tyne and Wear shipyard on 26 November 1916 and completed in February 1917. Torrent was ordered from Swan Hunter by the British Admiralty in March 1916 as part of the Eighth War Construction Programme. On 23 December 1917 Surprise, HMS Torrent, and Tornado sank after entering an Imperial German minefield. She was sunk, with most of her crew in 1917. HMS Torrent was a Royal Navy R-class destroyer constructed and then operational in the First World War. 1 × single 2-pounder (40-mm) "pom-pom" Mk.2 geared Brown Curtis steam turbines, 27,000 shp.US media coverage of the sinking of HMS Surprise, HMS Torrent, and Tornado sank after entering an Imperial German minefield.
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