▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁February ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁and ▁w reck ed ▁off ▁the ▁Fal mouth ▁coast ▁en ▁route ▁to ▁being ▁broken ▁up ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁March ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁ ▁Design ▁Tor rid ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁ten ▁ ▁destroy ers ▁ordered ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁Admir alty ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁E ighth ▁War ▁Const ruction ▁Program me . ▁The ▁ship ▁was ▁laid ▁down ▁by ▁Sw an ▁Hunter ▁& ▁W igh am ▁Richard son ▁at ▁W alls end ▁on ▁the ▁River ▁Ty ne ▁and ▁launched ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁ ▁Tor rid ▁was ▁ ▁long ▁between ▁per pend icular s , ▁with ▁a ▁beam ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁a ▁dra ug ht ▁of ▁. ▁Dis p lacement ▁was ▁ ▁normal ▁and ▁ ▁deep ▁load . ▁Power ▁was ▁provided ▁by ▁three ▁Y arrow ▁bo ilers ▁feed ing ▁two ▁Brown - C urt is ▁ge ared ▁steam ▁tur b ines ▁r ated ▁at ▁ ▁and ▁driving ▁two ▁sh aft s , ▁to ▁give ▁a ▁design ▁speed ▁of ▁. ▁Three ▁fun n els ▁were ▁fitted . ▁ ▁of ▁oil ▁were ▁carried , ▁giving ▁a ▁design ▁range ▁of ▁ ▁at ▁. ▁ ▁Arm ament ▁consisted ▁of ▁three ▁ ▁M k ▁IV ▁Q F ▁guns ▁on ▁the ▁ship ' s ▁centre line , ▁with ▁one ▁on ▁the ▁forec ast le , ▁one ▁a ft ▁on ▁a ▁raised ▁platform ▁and ▁one ▁between ▁the ▁second ▁and ▁third ▁fun n els . ▁A ▁single ▁