Sea Weapons

Destroyer (1952)

Daring class

HMAS Vendetta (D08)

Preceded by:

Weapon (1947)

Succeeded by:

County (1962)

Datafile

ClassDaring
TypeDestroyer
Year1952
Crew297-330
Dimensions
Length111.6 m (pp)
118.8 m
Beam13.1 m
Draught4.1 m
Displacement
Empty2,830 t
Loaded3,580 t
Performance
Speed64 km/h
Range815 km @ 37 km/h
Machinery
Shafts2
Turbines2 x Geared steam
54,000 hp
Pametrada / Yarrow / Brown BTH
Boilers2 x Foster Wheeler / Babcock & Wilcox
FuelOil: 590 t
Armament
Main6 x 114-mm/45 (3 x 2)
QF 4.5"/45 Mk. V
-15° / +80°

Anti-Aircraft6 x 40-mm (3 x 2)
QF Bofors L/60
Torpedo tubes10 x 533-mm (2 x 5)
Anti-SubSquid Mk. 4 (1 x 3)
Armor
ArmorNone
Sensors
RadarType 903
Type 262
Type 293
SonarType 170
Type 174
Production
Built11
Total11

Registry

Ship Code Builder Laid Launch Comm Decomm Fate
Dainty I52 White17/12/194516/08/195026/02/195301/1971Sold/Scrapped
Danae I06 Cammell Laird----Cancelled
Daring I15 Swan Hunter29/09/194510/08/194908/03/195209/10/1968Sold/Scrapped
Decoy I56 Vickers-Armstrong----Cancelled
Decoy I40 Yarrow22/09/194619/03/194928/04/195301/12/1969Transferred
Defender I47 A. Stephens22/03/194927/07/195005/12/19521969Sold/Scrapped
Delight I45 Vickers-Armstrong----Cancelled
Delight I08 Fairfield05/09/194621/12/195009/10/195309/1970Sold/Scrapped
Demon I35 Swan Hunter----Cancelled
Dervish I73 White----Cancelled
Desire I19 Hawthorn Leslie----Cancelled
Desperate I87 John Brown----Cancelled
Diamond I81 John Brown15/03/194914/06/195021/02/19521970Sold/Scrapped
Diana I77 Hawthorn Leslie----Cancelled
Diana I26 Yarrow03/04/194708/05/195229/03/195401/12/1969Transferred
Duchess I94 Thornycroft02/07/194809/04/195123/10/195219/04/1964Transferred
Voyager / Daring:
Vampire D11 Cockatoo Island D Yd01/07/195227/10/195623/06/195913/08/1986Preserved
Vendetta D08 Williamston D Yd04/07/194903/05/195426/11/195809/10/1979Sold/Scrapped
Voyager D04 Cockatoo Island D Yd10/10/194901/05/195212/12/195710/02/1964 Loss in collision
Waterhen Williamston D Yd12/1952---Cancelled
Transfers:
Ship Code Former Code Comm Decomm Fate
Duchess D154 Duchess I94 08/05/196423/10/1977Sold/Scrapped
Palacios DM-73 Diana I26 01/12/19691993Struck
Ferr DM-74 Decoy I40 01/12/196913/07/2007Struck

Gallery