Daring-class destroyer
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The Daring-class destroyer was a class of post–World War II British Royal Navy warships designed as large, fast, and heavily armed fleet destroyers for anti-aircraft and general escort duties.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy ship class
ⓘ
destroyer class ⓘ |
| armament |
3 × twin 4.5-inch (113 mm) gun turrets
ⓘ
40 mm anti-aircraft guns ⓘ anti-submarine mortars ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 43 feet ⓘ |
| conflictEra | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 300 ⓘ |
| designedBy | British Admiralty designers ⓘ |
| designedFor |
anti-aircraft escort
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heavy gun armament ⓘ high speed ⓘ |
| designedInPeriod | post–World War II ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | approximately 4,800 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 3,600 tons ⓘ |
| enteredRoyalAustralianNavyServiceInDecade | 1950s ⓘ |
| enteredRoyalNavyServiceInDecade | 1950s ⓘ |
| firstRoyalNavyShipCompleted | HMS Daring GENERATED ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | approximately 390 feet ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 30 knots ⓘ |
| navalArchitectureFeature | flush-deck hull ⓘ |
| notableFeature | among the largest destroyers built for the Royal Navy at the time ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 11 ⓘ |
| numberBuiltForRoyalAustralianNavy | 3 GENERATED ⓘ |
| numberBuiltForRoyalNavy | 8 GENERATED ⓘ |
| operator |
Royal Australian Navy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ |
| powerOutput | approximately 54,000 shaft horsepower ⓘ |
| primaryRole | fleet destroyer ⓘ |
| propulsion |
steam turbines
ⓘ
twin shafts ⓘ |
| role |
anti-aircraft warfare
ⓘ
escort duties ⓘ |
| RoyalAustralianNavyShip |
HMAS Vampire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
HMAS Vendetta NERFINISHED ⓘ HMAS Voyager NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| RoyalNavyShip |
HMS Dainty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
HMS Daring NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Decoy NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Defender NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Delight NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Diamond NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Diana NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Duchess NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEntryYear | 1952 ⓘ |
| successorRole | precursor to guided-missile destroyers ⓘ |
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