ANZAC destroyer leader (1917/1919)
Anzac 1919
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Anzac | G60 | Denny, Dumbarton, UK | 1.1916 | 11.1.1917 | 4.1917 // 3.1919 | BU 8.1935 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
1660 - 1673 |
|
Displacement full, t |
1912 |
|
Length, m |
99.0 |
|
Breadth, m |
9.70 |
|
Draught, m |
3.70 |
|
No of shafts |
3 |
|
Machinery |
3 Brown-Curtis steam turbines, 4 Yarrow boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
36000 |
|
Max speed, kts |
34 |
|
Fuel, t |
oil 515 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 2500(15) |
|
Armament |
4 x 1 - 102/40 QF Mk IV, 2 x 1 - 40/39 2pdr QF Mk II, 2 x 2 - 533 TT |
|
Complement |
116 |
Project history: Two
repeat Kempenfelt class leaders were ordered in February 1915,
Grenville and Frobisher (renamed Parker before launch),
followed by orders for three more in July; in December 1915 a sixth was ordered
from Denny Bros. Early in 1916 the C-in-C and Commodore (T) asked for
modifications to future leaders, suggesting that they should have more
freeboard, more guns bearing ahead and the bridge moved further aft. There was
also a request for a slower roll, as the Kempenfelts had a very rapid
period of roll. The DNC said that it would be extremely difficult to increase
freeboard in most of the new leaders as frames were already being bent, but it
might be feasible in Saumarez and Anzac (Nos 5 and 6), which could
have 0.3m higher forecastles. This was finally approved only for Anzac.
The bridge could be moved 4.0m aft by reducing the boiler rooms from three to
two, allowing one 102mm gun to be put on a superimposed platform in 'B'
position. As the forward boiler room now had two boilers the forward uptakes
were combined in one thicker funnel, which was raised to keep smoke clear of the
compass platform. The new profile was a great improvement, and the Parker
class were a great success.
Anzac's higher forecastle and squarer-section funnels
made her easy to distinguish from her sisters. All were distinguishable by the
thick tall fore funnel.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
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