Egret 1943
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Auckland (ex-Heron) | L61 - U61 | Denny, Dumbarton | 6/1937 | 30/6/1938 | 11/1938 | sunk 24/6/1941 |
| Egret | L75 - U75 | White, Cowes | 7/1937 | 31/5/1938 | 11/1938 | sunk 27/8/1943 |
| Pelican | L86 - U86 - F86 | Thornycroft, Woolston | 9/1937 | 12/9/1938 | 3/1939 | BU 11/1958 |
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Displacement standard, t |
1250 |
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Displacement full, t |
1790 |
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Length, m |
89.2 |
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Breadth, m |
11.4 |
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Draught, m |
3.40 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
Parsons geared steam turbines, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
3600 |
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Max speed, kn |
19.25 |
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Fuel, t |
oil 370 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
6200(15) |
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Armament |
4 x 2 - 102/45 QF Mk XVI HA, 2 x 1 - 47/40 Hotchkiss, 1 õ 4 - 12.7/62, 2 DCT, 1 DCR (15) |
| Sensors | sonar |
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Complement |
188 |
Ship project history: On half-knot more high-speed variant of Bittern class with additional fourth twin 102mm DP mount, designed for 1936 and 1937 programs.
Modernizations: autumn 1939, all: - 2 x 1 - 47/40; DC stowage increased up to 40
1942 - 1943, both survived: - 1 x 2 - 102/45
1943, both survived: - 1 x 4 - 12.7/62; + 2 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon
1/1944, Pelican: + 1 x 4 - 40/39 pompom
1944, Pelican: + 2 x 1 - 20 Oerlikon, 2 DCT, 1 DCR, DC stowage increased up to 120.
Naval service: Auckland was sunk by Italian bomber Ju 87 at Tobruk 24/6/1941. Egret was sunk by German Hs 293 gliding bomb from Do 217 bomber 27/8/1943. Pelican was laid up shortly after war.
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