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| Tonnage | 1`690 tons standard displacement |
| Dimensions | 356'6" by 35'8" by 9' 108.6m by 10.8m by 2.7m |
| Maximum speed | 36 knots |
| Complement | 183 |
| Armament | 3x2 4.7"/45
guns (250 rounds per gun) 1 4"/45 dual-purpose gun 1x4 2pdr guns 4x1 20mm Oerlikon AA guns 2x5 21" (53cm) torpedo tubes 1 depth charge track (20 depth charges) 2 depth charge throwers |
| Machinery |
2-shaft Parsons geared turbine (40,000 shp) 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
| Bunkerage | 484 tons fuel oil |
| Range | 5500 nautical miles (10,000 km) at 15 knots |
| Sensors |
Type 286P radar |
| Modifications |
1942: Type 286P radar replaced
with Type 291. 1944-1945: One torpedo bank replaced with 3x1 40mm Bofors AA guns. |
The Napier
or "N" class of
destroyers were completed in 1940-1942 in British yards and transferred
to Australia. They were practically identical to the Javelin
class.
| Napier |
Arrived
1942-1 (Colombo)
Arrived late 1943 (Colombo) |
Withdrawn 1942-5 |
| Nizam |
Arrived 1942-1 (Colombo)
Arrived late 1943 (Colombo) |
Withdrawn 1942-5 |
| Arrived 1942-1 (Colombo)
Arrived late 1943 (Colombo) |
Withdrawn 1942-5 | |
| Norman
|
Arrived 1942-1 (Colombo)
Arrived late 1943 (Colombo) |
Withdrawn 1942-5 |
| Nestor |
Arrived 1942-1 (Colombo)
|
Withdrawn 1942-5 |
References
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