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Imperial War
Museum. Via Wikipedia
Commons
| Tonnage | 1190 tons standard displacement |
| Dimensions | 299'6" by 37'6" by 8'5" 91.29m by 11.43m by 2.57m |
| Maximum speed | 19 knots |
| Complement |
125 |
| Armament | 3x2 4"/45 DP guns (250 rounds per gun) 4x1 2pdr guns 4x1 0.30 Lewis machine guns 2 depth charge throwers 2 depth charge rack (40 depth charges) |
| Machinery |
2-shaft Parsons geared turbine (4300
shp) 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
| Bunkerage |
364 tons |
| Range |
6200 nautical miles (13,900 km) at 15 knots |
| Sensors |
Type 127 sonar Type 285 radar? |
| Modifications |
Light antiaircraft generally upgraded to 6x2 20mm Oerlikon AA guns by the end of the war. |
The Bitterns were completed in 1941-1943. Designed at a time of
growing urgency to rearm before war broke out, they were to be
inexpensive ships with enough speed to allow them to leave a convoy to
hunt a submarine and be able to quickly catch up afterwards. Their main
armament reflected a growing concern with adequate antiaircraft capability.
All those serving in the war against Japan were Royal Indian Navy units.
| Sutlej |
Arrived 1941-12-11 |
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| Narbada |
Arrived 1943-8-21 |
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| Jumna |
Arrived 1943-9-12 |
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| Godavari |
Arrived 1944-4 |
References
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