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Imperial War Museum #FL 13646. Via Wikimedia Commons
| Tonnage | 1350 tons standard displacement |
| Dimensions | 323' by 33' by 12'5" 98.45m by 10.05m by 3.78m |
| Maximum speed | 36 knots |
| Complement | 145 |
| Armament | 4x1 4.7"/45
Mark 9 guns 6x1 20mm Oerlikon AA guns 1x4 21" (53cm) torpedo tubes 2 depth charge throwers 1 depth charge track (70 depth charges) |
| Machinery |
2-shaft Parsons geared turbine (34,000 shp) 3 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
| Bunkerage | 470 tons fuel oil |
| Range | 5530 nautical miles (10,240 km) at 15 knots |
| Sensors |
Type 121 sonar HF/DF Type 285 radar Type 291 radar |
| Modifications |
By the end of the war, two 4.7"
guns were replaced with Hedgehog
and 4 depth charge throwers. Type 271 radar added. |
The Gallant or "G" class of
destroyers were completed in 1936. They were quite similar to the
preceding "F" class, but were capable of
acting as minesweepers or minelayers.
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Griffin |
Arrived 1942-2 Withdrawn 1942-5 |
References
Gogin (2010; accessed 2012-12-22)
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