2 - p ound er ▁( 4 0 ▁mm ) ▁pom - pom ▁anti - air craft ▁gun ▁was ▁carried , ▁while ▁tor ped o ▁arm ament ▁consisted ▁of ▁two ▁tw in ▁mount s ▁for ▁ ▁tor ped o es . ▁ ▁Fire ▁control ▁included ▁a ▁single ▁Dum ares q ▁and ▁a ▁V ick ers ▁range ▁clock . ▁The ▁ship ▁had ▁a ▁complement ▁of ▁ 8 2 ▁officers ▁and ▁men . ▁ ▁Service ▁On ▁commission ing , ▁Tor rid ▁joined ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁Dest roy er ▁Fl ot illa ▁of ▁the ▁Har wich ▁Force . ▁Tor rid ▁remained ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁Dest roy er ▁Fl ot illa ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁but ▁was ▁reduced ▁to ▁the ▁C rew ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁Tor rid ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁trial ▁ship ▁for ▁new ▁anti - sub marine ▁weapons . ▁The ▁ship ▁was ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁AS D IC ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁and ▁successfully ▁demonstrated ▁that ▁the ▁system ▁worked . ▁Tor rid ▁subsequently ▁used ▁AS D IC ▁to ▁successfully ▁find ▁the ▁sun ken ▁aircraft - car ry ing ▁sub marine ▁ ▁on ▁ 3 ▁February ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁AS D IC ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁prove ▁in valu able ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Atlantic . ▁The ▁vessel ▁was ▁also ▁used ▁to ▁trial ▁a ▁forward - f iring ▁anti - sub marine ▁mort