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| Tonnage | 1405 tons standard displacement |
| Dimensions | 329' by 33'3" by 12'6" 100.28m by 10.13m by 3.81m |
| Maximum speed | 36 knots |
| Complement | 145 |
| Armament | 4x1 4.7"/45
guns 1 3"/45 dual-purpose gun 2x1 20mm Oerlikon AA guns 8 0.50 machine guns 1x4 21" (53cm) torpedo tubes 20 depth charges, 1 rail, two depth charge throwers |
| Machinery | 2-shaft Parsons geared turbine
(36,000 shp) 3 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
| Bunkerage | 470 tons fuel oil |
| Range | 6350 nautical miles (11,760km) 15 knots |
| Sensors |
Type 121 sonar Type 291 radar HF/DF |
| Modifications |
Radar periodically updated. 6x1 20mm Oerlikons typically added by the end of the war. |
The Fame
or "F" class of
destroyers were completed in 1934-1935. They were essentially a repeat
of the
preceding Escapade class.
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Foxhound |
Arrived 1942-3
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Withdrawn mid-1943 |
| Fortune |
Arrived 1942-3 |
Withdrawn mid-1943 |
References
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