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Imperial War Museum #8308-29. Via Wikimedia Commons
| Tonnage | 8800 tons standard displacement |
| Dimensions | 555'6" by 63' by 20'8" 169.31m by 19.2m by 60.30m |
| Maximum speed | 32.25 knots |
| Complement | 855 |
| Armament | 3x3 6"/50 guns 5x2 4"/45 dual-purpose guns 4x4 2pdr guns 16x2, 6x1 20mm Oerlikon AA guns 2x3 21" (53cm) torpedo tubes |
| Protection | 3.4"
(83mm) machinery belt 3.5" (89mm) magazine belt 2" (51mm) bulkheads tapering to 1.5" (38mm) 2" (51mm) deck 1.25" (32mm) crown over steering with 1.5" (38mm) slopes 1" (25mm) barbettes 2"/1" (51mm/25mm) turret face/side |
| Machinery |
4-shaft Parsons geared turbine (72500 shp) 4 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
| Bunkerage | 1700 tons fuel oil |
| Range | 6520 nautical miles (12,000km) at 13 knots |
| Sensors |
Type 273 radar Type 284 radar |
| Modifications |
Summer 1945: Replaced 8x2, 6x1 20mm guns with 13 40mm Bofors AA guns. |
The Minotaurs were essentially a repeat of the Fiji class
with modifications based on wartime experience. The beam was increased
to maintain stability with a greater equipment load, but the ships
carried no aircraft.
| Swiftsure |
Arrived
<1944-11 |
References
Gogin (2010; accessed 2012-3-15)
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