Last update: 22.02.2001
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Swiftsure class
General Info
Fleet / Country: Royal Navy / Great Britain In service from: 1944 Complement (officers/enlisted): 900

Dimensions
(metres)
Lenght overall / waterline:
169,30  /   167,44
Beam overall / wl.:
18,90  /  
Draft overall / wl.:
5,26  /  

Displacement
(English tons = 1016 kg)
Standard
9066
Full loaded
11564

Armament
Main guns
9x152/50 Mk.23
Secondary guns
10x102/45 Mk.16 HA, 24x40, 20x20
Torpedo tubes
6x533
Planes
0

Engines
Boilers
4xAdmiralty 3-drum
Turbines
4xParsons

Endurance
Top speed (kts)
32,5
endurance
8000 miles @ 16 kts
Engines load
72500 HP
Fuel
1700 tons
Aircraft gasoline (liters)
0

Armor
(milimetres)
Side belt
88
Decks
50,8
Main Battery turrets
Swiftsure,