Protector 1937
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Protector | Yarrow, Scotstoun | 8/1935 | 20/8/1936 | 12/1936 | BU 1970 |
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Displacement standard, t |
2820 |
|
Displacement full, t |
3610 |
|
Length, m |
103.0 |
|
Breadth, m |
16.2 |
|
Draught, m |
4.19 deep load |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
Parsons geared steam turbines, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
9000 |
|
Max speed, kts |
20 |
|
Fuel, t |
oil 707 |
|
Armament |
1 x 1 - 102/45 QF Mk V |
|
Complement |
190 |
Ship project history: Faster version of Guardian. 102mm gun was single-purpose.
Modernizations: circa 1945: - 1 x 1 - 102/45; + 1 x 2 - 102/45 QF Mk XVI HA, 7 - 20/70 Oerlikon
Naval service: Guardian was damaged by airborne torpedo 11/8/1941 and commissioned again only in 1945. She was used as Antarctic patrol ship in 1955 - 1968.
Protector 1937
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