First of new class of guided missile destroyer built by Cammell Laird and Co for British Navy; displacement is some 5000 tons, length 520 ft, beam 54 ft; armament includes Seaslug guided weapons system, four radar controlled 4-5 in. guns, two Seacat close range guided weapons systems; underwater detection apparatus is provided, and also Westland Wessex helicopter; propulsion system combines two geared steam turbines with two pairs of gas turbines, latter providing emergency power while steam is being raised. (see also Mar Eng and Naval Architect v 83 n 1010 Aug 1960 p 318-19)
Launch of "Devonshire"
Shipbldg Shipg Rec
Shipbuilding and Shipping Record ; 85 , n 25
1960
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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