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Naval Historical Center #NH 58633.
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Tonnage |
6830 tons
standard displacement |
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Dimensions |
562'3" by 56'8" by 18'6" 171.37m by 17.27m by 5.64m |
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Maximum speed |
32.5 knots |
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Complement |
570 |
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1 seaplane catapult 1 seaplane |
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Armament |
4x2 6"/45 guns 2x4 21" torpedo tubes |
| 3"+1" (76mm+25mm) NC+D steel belt 1.25" (32mm) D steel deck 1"/3.5" (25mm/89mm) NC magazine sides/crowns 1" (25mm) turret |
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| Machinery |
4-shaft Parsons geared turbine
(72,000 shp) 4 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
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Bunkerage |
1606 tons fuel oil |
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Range |
7180 nautical miles (14,400 km) at 12 knots |
| Sensors |
Type 271 radar |
| Modifications |
Hobart had
landed her catapult by the time war broke out in the Pacific. 1945-1: Hobart's radar thoroughly modernized, to include Type 277, Type 281B, SG for search and Types 282, 283, and 285 for fire control. Light antiaicraft was 3x2, 5x1 40mm Bofors, 2x4 2pdr, and a 20mm. |
The Sydneys were
completed from 1935-1936 in British
yards and subsequently transferred to
the Royal Australian Navy.
They were based on the Leanders
but had two funnels so that they could accomodate aircraft amidships.
They also had greater machinery dispersal, which made them somewhat
less habitable. Their welded construction brought them in under their
design displacement. The ships were somewhat fragile, judging from the
fact
that Hobart required 17
months to repair following a single torpedo hit.
| Perth |
Auckland
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Torpedoed
1942-3-1 at Bantam Bay |
| Hobart
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Suez |
References
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