Defender 1969
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Dainty | I52 - D108 | White, Cowes | 12/1945 | 16/8/1950 | 2/1953 | sold 1/1971 |
| Danae (ex-Vimiera) | Cammell Laird, Birkenhead | ? | --- | --- | cancelled | |
| Daring | I15 - D05 | Swan Hunter, Wallsend | 9/1945 | 10/8/1949 | 3/1952 | sold 5/1971 |
| Decoy | Vickers-Armstrong, Tyne | ? | --- | --- | cancelled | |
| Decoy (ex-Dragon) | I40 - D106 | Yarrow, Scotstoun | 9/1946 | 19/3/1949 | 4/1953 | to Peru 12/1969 (Ferré) |
| Defender (ex-Dogstar) | I47 - D114 | A. Stephens, Linthouse | 3/1949 | 27/7/1950 | 12/1952 | sold 5/1972 |
| Delight | Vickers-Armstrong, Tyne | ? | --- | --- | cancelled | |
| Delight (ex-Disdain, ex-Ypres) | I08 - D119 | Fairfield, Govan | 9/1946 | 21/12/1950 | 10/1953 | sold 9/1970 |
| Demon | Swan Hunter, Wallsend | ? | --- | --- | cancelled | |
| Dervish | White, Cowes | ? | --- | --- | cancelled | |
| Desire | Hawthorn Leslie, Hebburn | ? | --- | --- | cancelled | |
| Desperate | John Brown, Clydebank | ? | --- | --- | cancelled | |
| Diamond | I81 - D35 | John Brown, Clydebank | 3/1949 | 14/6/1950 | 2/1952 | harbour TS 1979, sold 11/1981 |
| Diana | Hawthorn Leslie, Hebburn | ? | --- | --- | cancelled | |
| Diana (ex-Druid) | I26 - D126 | Yarrow, Scotstoun | 4/1947 | 8/5/1952 | 3/1954 | to Peru 12/1969 (Palacios) |
| Duchess | I94 - D154 | Thornycroft, Woolston | 7/1948 | 9/4/1951 | 10/1952 | to Australia 5/1964 |
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Displacement standard, t |
2830 |
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Displacement full, t |
3580 |
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Length, m |
111.6 pp 118.9 oa |
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Breadth, m |
13.1 |
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Draught, m |
4.14 deep load |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
Dainty, Defender, Duchess: Pametrada geared steam turbines, 2 Foster Wheeler boilers Daring, Delight: Pametrada geared steam turbines, 2 Babcock & Wilcox boilers Decoy, Diana: Yarrow geared steam turbines, 2 Babcock & Wilcox boilers Diamond: Pametrada/Brown BTH geared steam turbines, 2 Foster Wheeler boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
54000 |
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Max speed, kn |
34.75 |
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Fuel, t |
oil 590 |
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Armament |
3 x 2 - 114/45 QF Mk 6, 2 x 2 - 40/60 Bofors STAAG Mk 2, 1 x 2 - 40/60 Bofors Mk 5, 2 õ 5 - 533 TT |
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Sensors |
type 262, 275, 277, 291, 293 radars, type 170, 174/177 sonars |
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Complement |
297 - 330 |
Ship project history: Last pure fleet destroyers of Royal Navy. Many technical parameters were improved: destroyers had 1.0 - 1.1m metacentric height (excellent stability), 450-500m tactical diameter, machinery using steam with high parameters.
Modernizations: 1958 - 1959, all: - 1 x 5 - 533 TT
1963, Decoy: - 1 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 5; + 1 x 4 Seacat SAM launcher
1963 - mid-1960s, Dainty, Daring, Defender, Delight: - 2 x 2 - 40/60 STAAG, 1 x 5 - 533 TT, type 275 radar; + 2 x 2 - 40/60 Bofors Mk 5, type 903 radar
1963 - mid-1960s, Decoy, Diamond, Diana, Duchess: - 2 x 2 - 40/60 STAAG, 1 x 5 - 533 TT, type 275 radar; + 2 x 1 - 40/60 Bofors Mk 7, type 903 radar
late 1960s, Decoy: - 1 x 4 Seacat SAM launcher; + 1 x 2 - 40/60 Bofors Mk 5
Naval service: No significant events.
Daring 1954
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