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| Tonnage | 1050 tons standard displacement 1412 tons fully loaded |
| Dimensions | 280' by 31'6" 17'2" 85.34m by 9.60m by 5.23m |
| Maximum speed | 27 knots |
| Complement | 168 |
| Armament | 2x2 4"/45 DP gun (250 rounds per gun) 1x4 2pdr AA gun 6x1 20mm Oerlikon AA guns 1x2 21" torpedo tubes 2 depth charge tracks (110 depth charges) 2 depth charge throwers |
| Machinery |
2-shaft Parsons geared turbine
(19,000 shp) 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
| Bunkerage | 279 tons fuel oil |
| Sensors |
Type 127 sonar Type 286 radar |
| Range | 2560 nautical miles (4740 km) at 20 knots |
The "Hunt" III class was a further modification of the "Hunt" IIs that landed a twin 4" turret in return for a pair of torpedo tubes.Two of these units arrived in the Far East in time to
participate in occupation operations, and they would doubtless have
participated in the invasion of Japan had that taken place.
| Bleasdale |
Arrived 1945-7 |
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| Eggesford |
Arrived 1945-7 |
References
Gogin (2010; accessed 2012-12-25)
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