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general
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nationality:
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british
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purpose:
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war
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type:
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destroyer
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subtype/class:
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D class destroyer (1929 br.)
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D class destroyer (1929 br.) ref.:
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Dainty HMS (H53) [+1941]
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propulsion:
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steamer
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date built:
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1932
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status:
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live
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details
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weight (tons):
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1375
disp (surf)
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dimensions:
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100,3 x 10,1 x 3,8 m
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material:
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steel
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engine:
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Parsons steam turbines, 3 drum boilers, dual shaft
An animation of a simplified turbine engine.
The Yarrow boiler, an example of a 3-drum water tube boiler..
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armament:
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4 x 4.7"/120 mm guns, 2 x 2 pdr. A.A., 8 x 21"/533 mm T.T. (4x2), 1 rack for 20 DCs
A schematical presentation of a torpedo tube (T.T.)..
DCS, depth charges, a layout of a Mark-9 type depth charge..
A 2 pdr. pom-pom, anti-aicraft (A.A.) gun..
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power:
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36000
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speed:
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35.5
knots
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about the loss
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cause lost:
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air raid
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date lost:
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27/07/1940 [dd/mm/yyyy]
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casualties:
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about people
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builder:
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owner:
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captain:
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complement:
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145~175
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about the wreck
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depth:
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60 max. / 50 min. (m)
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orientation:
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12°
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protected:
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war grave:
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yes
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updates
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entered by:
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Lettens Jan
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entered:
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27/08/2008
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last update:
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Lettens Jan
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last update:
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12/12/2009
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Pictures
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| | | |  | |  | |  | |  Lettens Jan22/10/2009Start Point to The NeedlesThis is a thumbnail version of the chart Start Point to The Needles. You do not have sufficient rights to see this chart in full resolution [12990x8859 pixels]. Click this link to subscribe to this service. | | | | | |  Chipchase Nick22/01/2010builder: Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd.Between the two World Wars Fairfield, Glasgow's largest shipyard, built many famous ships for customers which included Anchor Line, Donaldson Line, Canadian Pacific Line and Orient Line. A financial crisis at Fairfield in 1965 led to the formation of Upper Clyde Shipbuilders. UCS collapsed in 1971, but a determined campaign by shipyard workers ensured that the yard survived as Govan Shipbuilders. - The yard was sold in 1988 to the Norwegian company Kvaerner. Kvaerner Govan special... | |  Racey Carl26/01/2010Fairfield ShipyardAn aerial view from the south of the Fairfield Shipyard, taken around 1932. In the background are the River Clyde and Merklands Lairage in Partick. | | | | | | | |
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