Editing V and W-class destroyer (section)

===Short-range escort===
The remaining V and W class were not given either of the former conversions as they were either early war losses, had the valuable [[BL 4.7 inch /45 naval gun|BL 4.7 inch main gun]] or had the modified boiler arrangements of the Thornycroft and Admiralty modified designs with the small room aft. This latter feature proved unsuitable for the long-range escort conversion. Thus, these ships were known as '''Short-range escorts'''.

The conversion was generally limited to adding more role-specific armaments and new technology as it became available. Additions were made piecemeal, and ships were often lost with only some, or even none, of the following modifications. In common with most elderly destroyers allocated to escort duties in World War II, the after bank of torpedo tubes was removed early in the war and replaced with a single QF 12 pdr A/A gun. They also landed 'Y' gun to receive additional space for depth charge gear and stowage. Generally, two 20&nbsp;mm Oerlikons were added in the bridge wings and (when available) replaced the old 2 pounder guns amidships, 'A' gun was replaced by a Hedgehog weapon and Radar Type 271 target indication was added on the bridge, with Type 286 or 291 air warning fitted at the masthead as and when available. ''Walpole'', ''Windsor'', ''Witshed'' and ''Wivern'' received an army-pattern semi-automatic twin [[QF 6 pounder 10 cwt gun]] in 'A' position for East Coast anti-[[E boat]] work.

[[File:HMS Wolverine (D78).jpg|thumb|right|[[HMS Wolverine (D78)|HMS ''Wolverine'']] (Admiralty Modified W class) as modified into a "short range escort". She retains both boiler rooms and funnels, but has "Y" gun replaced by depth charges, the after torpedo tubes replaced by a 12 pdr anti-aircraft gun, centimetric Radar Type 271 has been added on the bridge and (not visible) "A" gun has been replaced by a hedgehog weapon.]]The following vessels were short range escorts (one vessel was allocated a new [[pennant number]] in the L – escort – series):
* ''Venomous''
* ''Vivacious''
* ''Vortigern''
* ''Walpole''
* ''Windsor'' (L94)
* ''Veteran''
* ''Whitshed''
* ''Wild Swan''
* ''Wishart''
* ''Witch''
* ''Witherington''
* ''Wivern''
* ''Wolverine''