County Class (1962) DDG Specification |
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Crew : |
471. | To County Class (1962) DDG Ships : |
Displacement : | 6,800 tons full load. | |
Dimensions : |
521ft 6in x 54ft x 20ft 6in; (158.9m x 16.4m x 6.3m) |
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Range : | ? | |
Sensors : |
Type 992Q/993 surface radar; Type 901 Seaslug tracker radar Type 965 air search radar; Type 277/278 air search radar; Type 903/904 radar tracker; Type 170 sonar; Type 174/177 sonar (replaced by Type 184). |
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Aircraft : | 1 x Westland Wessex helicopter with homing torpedoes and dipping sonar. | |
Armament : | 4/6 x
4.5 in guns in twin turrets; B turret removed later in second group and replaced with 4 x Exocet missiles; 1 x single or twin Seaslug missile launcher; 2 x quad SeaCat missile launcher (second group); Helicopter launched homing torpedoes; 2 x 20mm guns. |
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Power plant : | Twin
shaft, COSAG; Geared steam turbines; 2 x Babcock and Wilcox boilers, 30,000 shp; 4 x Rolls Royce Olympus G6 gas turbines, 30,000 shp. |
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Max Speed : |
30 kts. | |
This page last edited -
10 May, 2013.
Copyright © Ian M King, except where otherwise indicated. |