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| Tonnage | 1927 tons standard displacement |
| Dimensions | 377' by 36'6" by 13' 114.9m by 11.1m by 4.0m |
| Maximum speed | 36.25 knots |
| Complement | 190 |
| Armament | 3x2 4.7"/45
gun 1x2 4"/45 DP guns 1x4 2 pdr 2x4 0.50 machine guns 1x4 21" torpedoes Depth charge tracks (20 depth charges) |
| Machinery |
2-shaft Parsons geared turbine
(44,000 shp) 3 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
| Bunkerage | 505 tons fuel oil |
| Range | 5700 nautical miles (10,600 km) at 17 knots |
| Sensors |
Type 124 sonar |
| Modifications |
6 20mm Oerlikon AA guns were added as they became available. These were later replaced with 40mm Bofors AA guns. Surface and air warning radars were added as described for the British ships. |
The
British Tribal class was originally a
response to the powerful Japanese Fubukis
and duplicated their twin turret gun armament. The Australian Navy
decided in 1939 to produce several units at the
Cockatoo Island shipyard at Sydney. However, some important
refinements were made to the original Tribal
design. Six units were ordered but
only three were laid down due to production
delays arising from the
yard's inexperience with such complex ships. As it was, the machinery
was
constructed in Britain.
| Completed 1942-3-3 |
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| Warramunga
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Completed 1942-11-23 |
| Bataan |
Completed 1945-5-25 |
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