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| Tonnage | 1350 tons standard displacement |
| Dimensions | 323' by 32'3" by 12'3" 98.4m by 9.83m by 3.73m |
| Maximum speed | 35.25 knots |
| Complement | 138 |
| Armament | 3x1 4.7"/45
guns 1 3"/45 dual-purpose gun 1x2 2pdr guns 2x1 20mm Oerlikon AA guns 1x4 21" (53cm) torpedo tubes 70 depth charges, 4 depth charge throwers |
| Machinery |
2-shaft Parsons geared turbine
(34,000 shp) 3 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
| Bunkerage | 380 tons fuel oil |
| Range | 4800 nautical miles (8900 km) at 15 knots |
| Sensors |
Type 121 sonar Type 286F or 290 radar |
| Modifications |
1944: Replaced one 4.7" gun with
1x2 6pdr guns |
The Acastia
or "A" class of
destroyers were completed in 1930-1931. The design dated to July 1926
and incorporated novel boiler
technology and minesweeping
gear, but were very light on antisubmarine
equipment, having no sonar nor depth
charge throwers as completed. The design emphasis seems to have been on
torpedo attack capability and improved habitability. The minesweeping
gear and after torpedo tubes were removed by the time the Pacific War
broke out in favor of much increased antisubmarine
capability.
| Arrived 1942-3
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Withdrawn 1942-9-30 |
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