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TOBRUK destroyers (1950-1951)


Ships


Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Tobruk D37, 1969- 37   Cockatoo DYd 8.1946 20.12.1947 5.1950 BU 2.1972
Anzac D59, 1969- 59   Williamstown DYd 9.1946 20.8.1948 3.1951 BU 11.1975


Technical data


Displacement standard, t

2440

Displacement full, t

3450

Length, m

108.2 pp 115.5 oa

Breadth, m

12.5

Draught, m

4.67 deep load

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 sets Parsons geared steam turbines, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers

Power, h. p.

50000

Max speed, kts

35.75

Fuel, t

oil 727, diesel oil 40

Endurance, nm(kts)4400(20)
Armament

2 x 2 - 120/45 Mk 6, 3 x 2 - 40/60 STAAG Mk 2, 6 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 7, 2 x 5 - 533 TT, 1 x 3 - 305 Squid Mk 4 ASWRL

Electronic equipmenttype 275, 3x type 262, type 277, type 291, type 293 radars, type 170, type 174 sonars
Complement

332



Standard scale images


<i>Tobruk</i> 1950
Tobruk 1950
<i>Tobruk </i>1963
Tobruk 1963
<i>Anzac </i>1968
Anzac 1968


Project history

Ships of 3rd group was beamier as previous for improving of stability and were armed by new 114mm Mk V guns. Only two Australian ships were completed.

Modernizations 3.

1961, Anzac: - 1 x 2 - 120/45 ('B'), 3 x 2 - 40/60, 4 x 1 - 40/60, 2 x 5 - 533 TT

Naval service

Anzac was converted to TS in 1961, "B" turret was removed.