Specifications
Displacement:
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3,430 tons full load
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Dimensions:
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115.5 x 12.3 x 4.7 meters (379
x 40.5 x 15.3 feet)
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Propulsion:
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2 shafts;
Parsons geared turbines, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 50,000 shp;
35.75 knots
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Crew:
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268
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Aviation
Surface Action
Guns:
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2 - 4.5" Mk.5 dual purpose
dual mounts
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Radar:
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Type 293 surface / low level
air search
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Air Defence
Guns:
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2 - 4.5" Mk.5 dual
purpose dual mounts
1 - 20mm twin mount
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Missiles:
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1 - GWS 22 Seacat quad launcher
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Radar:
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Type 265 AKE-2 air search
Type 293 surface / low level air search
Type 287 / 978 height finder
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Fire Control:
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Type 262 tracker on MRS8
director for Seacat
Type 37 director
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Undersea Warfare
Armament:
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1 Squid anti-submarine
mortar
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Sonar:
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Type 174/177 medium range
search
Type 170 attack sonar for Squid
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Electronic
Warfare
Attack:
ESM:
ComInt:
Ships:
Name
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Pendant
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Completed
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Comments
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Fate
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AGINCOURT |
D 86
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1947
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Scrapped 1974.
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AISNE
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D 22
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1947
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Scrapped 1970.
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BARROSA
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D 68
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1947
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Scrapped 1978.
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CORUNNA
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D 97
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1947
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Scrapped 1975.
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Photos:
(click on thumbnail for bigger image)
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HMS FINISTERRE, one of the original BATTLE class ships, which never received
the refits underwent by other members of the class. MOD photo, courtesy of
M.D. Thomas. |
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CORUNNA shoulders into a wave, prior to 1960. MOD photo, courtesy of M.D.
Thomas.
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AGINCOURT, during or prior to the
early 1950s. MOD photo, courtesy of John Read.
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AGINCOURT. To the right of the shore crane can be seen the short lattice
mast mounting the Type 978 height finding radar. Aft of this is the MRS8 director
for Seacat, and below and aft of this is the Seacat launcher itself.
M.D. Thomas photo.
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A close-up forward port quarter view of AGINCOURT. The two 4.5" twin mounts
are shown forward of the bridge. Other points of interest are the Type 965
AKE-2 "double bedstead" radar antenna atop the main mast, with the Type 293
antenna just below it. The Mk.37 director was retained through the radar-picket
refits, as was the open bridge. M.D. Thomas photo.
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CORUNNA
this time, showing to better effect the Type 293 radar antenna mounted just
below that of the Type 965 AKE-2. M.D. Thomas photo.
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CORUNNA. M.D.
Thomas photo.
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AGINCOURT laid up, but
not yet stripped of equipment. M.D. Thomas photo.
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