Cavendish

CAVENDISH (CA) Class 

destroyer
 Built near the end of the Second World War, these ships were soon obsolete, and starting in 1953 they were modernized. By 1961, all had been fitted with remote power control (RPC) on the 4.5" guns, 2 Squid ASW mortars, and a new Bofors Mk.5 40mm twin mount. Several members of the class received a new enclosed bridge similar to that found on the Type 12 frigates, while the other retained open bridges. Two members of the class were fitted with Seacat anti-aircraft missiles. Originally built as four different flotillas, with CA, CO, CH, and CR groupings, many ships of the other flotillas ended up in foreign navies.

CAVENDISH Class
Specifications
Displacement:
 2,675 tons full load
Dimensions:
 110.6 x 10.9 x 4.4 meters (362.75 x 35.5 x 14.5 feet)
Propulsion:
 2 shafts;
Parsons geared turbines, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 40,000 shp; 
36.75 knots
Crew:
 264


Aviation

Helicopters:
 None.                                                                                          

Surface Action

Guns:
 3 - 4.5"/45 Mk.4 dual purpose single mount (CPS mountings)
1 - 21" Mk.7 quadruple torpedo launcher (replaced by Squid after 1961)
Radar:
 Type 293 P/Q surface / low level air search and identification
Type 978/974 navigation


Air Defence

Guns:
 3 - 4.5"/45 Mk.4 dual purpose single mount (CPS mountings)
1 - 40mm Mk.5 twin mount
2 - 40mm/60 Mk.9 single mounts
Missiles:
 1 - GWS 20 Seacat quad launcher (retrofitted in 1966, CAVALIER and CAPRICE only)
Radar:
 Type 293 P/Q surface / low level air search and identification
Type 944 (IFF?)
Fire Control:
 Type 275 tracker on Mk.6M director


Undersea Warfare

Armament:
 2 Squid anti-submarine mortars
Sonar (probable):
 Type 174/177 medium range search
Type 170 attack sonar for Squid


Electronic Warfare

Attack:
ESM:
ComInt:


Ships:
 
Name
Pendant
Completed
Comments
Fate
CAESAR D 07
 1944
 Received Type 12 style enclosed bridge.
 Scrapped after 1966.
CAVENDISH
 D 15
 1944
Scrapped after 1967.
CAMBRIAN
 D 85
 1944
 Received Type 12 style enclosed bridge.
 Scrapped after 1970.
CARRON
 D 30
 1944
 Dartmouth Training Squadron, Dryad navigation trainer 1960.
 Scrapped after 1967.
CAPRICE
 D 01
 1944
 Received Type 12 style enclosed bridge, Seacat.
 Scrapped after 1979.
CASSANDRA
 D 10
 1944
 Received Type 12 style enclosed bridge.
 Scrapped after 1967.
CARYSFORT
 D 25
 1945
Scrapped after 1970.
CAVALIER
D 73
1944
 Received Seacat, Preserved as museum.
 Paid off 1974, Museum.

Photos:

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Cavendish
CAVENDISH apparently laid up, but not yet stripped of any major equipment.  M.D. Thomas photo.
Cavalier
The business end of CAVALIER, with a LEANDER class ship rafted outside. The two forward 4.5" guns are prominent, as are the two Type 275 tracking radars mounted on the Mk.6M fire control director atop the bridge. M.D. Thomas photo.
Cavalier
A close-up view of CAVALIER's 4.5" gun, in 'B' mount.  M.D. Thomas photo.
Cavalier
Looking forward along from the port side of CAVALIER, with the GWS20 Seacat launcher in the foreground.  M.D. Thomas photo.
Cavalier
CAVALIER's quarterdeck, with her two triple-barreled Squid anti-submarine mortar launchers. The Seacat launcher can be seen to the left of the photo.  M.D. Thomas photo.
Cambrian
CAMBRIAN.  M.D. Thomas photo.
Cambrian
CAMBRIAN laid up for scrapping at the Neath River scrap yard, at Briton Ferry, West Glamorgan, South Wales.  M.D. Thomas photo.

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