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Scorpion 1947

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Battleaxe	G18, 1948- D118	1832	Yarrow, Scotstoun	4/1944	12.6.1945	10/1947	BU 10.1964
Broadsword	G31, 1948- D31	1833	Yarrow, Scotstoun	7/1944	5.2.1946	10/1948	BU 10.1968
Carronade		628	Scotts, Greenock	4/1944	5.4.1946	---	cancelled 4.1946
Crossbow	G96, 1948- D96	4074	Thornycroft, Woolston	8/1944	20.12.1945	3/1948	BU 1.1972
Culverin		4075	Thornycroft, Woolston	4/1944	---	---	cancelled 1946
Cutlass		1834	Yarrow, Scotstoun	9/1944	20.3.1946	---	cancelled 3.1946
Dagger		1835	Yarrow, Scotstoun	3/1945	---	---	cancelled 1946
Howitzer		4076	Thornycroft, Woolston	2.1945	---	---	cancelled 1946
Longbow		4077	Thornycroft, Woolston	4.1945	---	---	cancelled 1946
Rifle		1386	Denny, Dumbarton	6.1944	---	---	cancelled 12.1945
Scorpion (ex-Tomahawk, ex-Centaur)	G64, 1948- D64	1933	White, Cowes	12/1944	15.8.1946	12/1947	BU 6.1971
Spear		1387	Denny, Dumbarton	9.1944	---	---	cancelled 12.1945
Sword (ex-Celt)		1934	White, Cowes	9.1945	---	---	cancelled 10.1945

Technical data

Max speed, kts, kn	34
Endurance, nm(kts) (at sped, kts)	---	5000 (15)
Max speed, kts, kn	---	34
Data variant	as completed	1958-59 radar picket conversion
Displacement standard, t	1965 - 1980	2280
Displacement full, t	2825	2935
Length, m	104.1 pp 111.3 oa	104.1 pp 111.2 oa
Breadth, m	11.6	11.6
Draught, m	4.47 deep load	4.50 deep load
No of shafts	2	2
Machinery	2 sets Parsons geared steam turbines, 2 Foster Wheeler boilers	2 sets Parsons geared steam turbines, 2 Foster Wheeler boilers
Power, h. p.	40000	40000
Fuel, t	oil 620
Endurance, nm(kts)	5000(20)
Armament	2 x 2 - 102/45 Mk XIX, 2 x 2 - 40/60 STAAG Mk II, 2 x 1 - 40/60 Mk VII, 2 x 5 - 533 TT, 2 x 3 - 305 Squid Mk IV ASWRL	2 x 2 - 102/45 Mk 19, 2 x 2 - 40/60 STAAG Mk 2, 2 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 9, 2 x 3 - 305 Squid Mk 4 ASWRL Scorpion: 2 x 2 - 102/45 Mk 19, 2 x 2 - 40/60 STAAG Mk 2, 2 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 9, 1 x 3 - 305 Limbo Mk 10 ASWRL
Electronic equipment	2x type 262, type 275, type 277, type 291, type 293 radars, type 170, type 174 sonars	type 965 (AKE-1), 2x type 262, type 293, type 974 radars, type 170, type 174 sonars, UA-3 ECM suite
Complement	255 - 286	234

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Project history

These ships were originally intended as fleet anti-submarine escorts with alternately arranged two boiler and two engine rooms. It was originally planned to arm these ships with 3 twin 102mm DP mounts and 50 - 150 DCs but latter and one twin mount ("B" on Battleaxe and Broadsword or "Y" on Crossbow and Scorpion) were replaced by 2 Squids. Scott's Claymore, Dirk, Grenade, Halberd, Poniard, White's Musket were never really laid down.

Modernizations

1958 - 1959, all 4 completed ships were converted to radar pickets, as given in the table.

Naval service

Battleaxe was badly damaged 1.8.1962 in collision with frigate Ursa and laid up. Rest ships were laid up in 1964 - 1966.

Many thanks to Borys Estrin for additional information on this page.