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Commons
| Tonnage | 1470 tons standard displacement |
| Dimensions | 299'6" by 37'6" by 8'5" 91.29m by 11.43m by 2.57m |
| Maximum speed | 19.5 knots |
| Complement |
210 |
| Armament | 3x2 4"/45 DP guns 2x2 40mm Bofors AA guns (1545 rounds per gun) 2x2, 2x1 20mm Oerlikon AA guns (2700 rounds per gun) 4 depth charge throwers 3 depth charge rack (110 depth charges) |
| Machinery |
2-shaft Parsons geared turbine (4300
shp) 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
| Bunkerage |
420 tons |
| Range |
7000 nautical miles (13,900 km) at 15 knots |
| Sensors |
Type 144 sonar Type 282 radar HF/DF |
The Black Swan class
had proven sufficiently sound that, after war broke out in Europe,
another ten units were ordered. However, a number of alterations were
made to the design that justifies regarding them as a separate class. In
particular, they had stronger antiaircraft armament and a larger load
out of depth charges, and a modest amount of splinter protection was
worked into the bridge and gun shields.
| Redpole |
Arrived 1944-10-21 |
| Hind |
Arrived 1944-11 |
| Crane |
Arrived 1945-1 |
| Woodcock |
Arrived 1945-1 |
| Pheasant |
Arrived 1945-2 |
| Amethyst |
Arrived 1945-6 |
| Hart |
Arrived 1945-7 |
| Alacrity |
Arrived 1945-7 |
References
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