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| Tonnage | 1340 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
guns 1 3"/45 dual-purpose gun 8 0.5" machine guns 2x1 20mm Oerlikon AA guns 2x4 21" (53cm) torpedo tubes 2 depth charge throwers 1 depth charge track (20 depth charges) |
| Machinery |
2-shaft Parsons geared turbine (38,000 shp) 3 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
| Bunkerage | 470 tons fuel oil |
| Range | 5530 nautical miles (10,240 km) at 15 knots |
| Sensors |
Type 124 sonar |
The Hasty
or "H" class of
destroyers were completed in 1936-1937. They were essentially a repeat
of the "G" class with improved
elevation on the main guns. Hotspur
was converted to an escort in 1943 but did not return to the Far East.
| Hotspur
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Colombo
Arrived 1942-7 |
Withdrawn 1942-6 Withdrawn 1943-4 |
References
Gogin (2010; accessed 2012-12-22)
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