Comet 1945
nearly sister-ship Relentless 1967 as Type 15
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| "Ch" group | |||||||
| Chaplet | R52, 1948- D52 | 4048 | Thornycroft, Woolston | 4/1943 | 18.7.1944 | 8/1945 | BU 11.1965 |
| Charity | R29, 1948- D29 | 4049 | Thornycroft, Woolston | 7/1943 | 30.11.1944 | 11/1945 | to Pakistan 12.1958 (شاہ جہاں [Shah Jehan]) |
| Chequers (ex-Champion) | R61, 1948- D61 | 615 | Scotts, Greenock | 5/1943 | 30.10.1944 | 9/1945 | BU 7.1966 |
| Cheviot | R90, 1948- D90 | 600 | A. Stephens, Linthouse | 4/1943 | 2.5.1944 | 12/1945 | BU 10.1962 |
| Chevron | R51, 1948- D51 | 599 | A. Stephens, Linthouse | 3/1943 | 23.2.1944 | 8/1945 | BU 12.1969 |
| Chieftain | R36, 1948- D36 | 617 | Scotts, Greenock | 6/1943 | 26.2.1945 | 3/1946 | BU 3.1961 |
| Childers | R91, 1948- D91 | 1379 | Denny, Dumbarton | 11/1943 | 27.2.1945 | 12.1945 | BU 9.1963 |
| Chivalrous | R21, 1948- D21 | 1380 | Denny, Dumbarton | 11/1943 | 22.6.1945 | 5/1946 | to Pakistan 6.1954 (تیمر [Taimur]) |
| "Co" group | |||||||
| Cockade | R34, 1948- D34 | 1822 | Yarrow, Scotstoun | 3/1943 | 7.3.1944 | 9/1945 | BU 9.1964 |
| Comet | R26, 1948- D26 | 1823 | Yarrow, Scotstoun | 6/1943 | 22.6.1944 | 6/1945 | BU 11.1962 |
| Comus | R43, 1943- D20 | 4040 | Thornycroft, Woolston | 8/1943 | 14.3.1945 | 7/1946 | BU 11.1958 |
| Concord (ex-Corso) | R63, 1948- D03 | 4051 | Thornycroft, Woolston | 11/1943 | 14.5.1945 | 12/1946 | BU 11.1962 |
| Consort | R76, 1948- D76 | 601 | A. Stephens, Linthouse | 5/1943 | 19.10.1944 | 3/1946 | BU 3.1961 |
| Constance | R71, 1948- D71 | 64 | Vickers-Armstrong, Tyne | 3/1943 | 22.8.1944 | 12/1945 | BU 3.1956 |
| Contest | R12, 1948- D48 | 1930 | White, Cowes | 11/1943 | 16.12.1944 | 11/1945 | BU 2.1960 |
| Cossack | R57, 1948- D57 | 63 | Vickers-Armstrong, Tyne | 3/1943 | 10.5.1944 | 9.1945 | BU 3.1961 |
| "Cr" group | |||||||
| Creole | R82, 1948- D82 | 1932 | White, Cowes | 8/1944 | 22.11.1945 | 10.1946 | to Pakistan 6.1958 (عالمگیر [Alamgir]) |
| Crescent (RCN) | R16, 1948- D16, 1951- DDE226 | 607 | John Brown, Clydebank | 9.1943 | 20.7.1944 | 9.1945 | BU 4.1971 |
| Crispin (ex-Craccher) | R68, 1948- D168 | 1931 | White, Cowes | 2/1944 | 23.6.1945 | 7.1946 | to Pakistan 3.1958 (جہانگیر [Jahangir]) |
| Cromwell (ex-Cretan) | R35 | 618 | Scotts, Greenock | 11/1943 | 6.8.1945 | 9/1946 // --- | to Norway before completion 8.1945 (Bergen) |
| Crown | R46 | 619 | Scotts, Greenock | 1/1944 | 19.12.1945 | 4/1947 // --- | to Norway before completion 12.1945 (Oslo) |
| Croziers | R20 | 1824 | Yarrow, Scotstoun | 10/1943 | 19.9.1944 | 11.1945 // --- | to Norway before completion 9.1945 (Trondheim) |
| Crusader (RCN) | R20, 1948- D120, 1951- DDE228 | 608 | John Brown, Clydebank | 11.1943 | 5.10.1944 | 11.1945 | BU 1965 |
| Crystal | R38 | 1825 | Yarrow, Scotstoun | 1/1944 | 12.2.1945 | 2.1946 // --- | to Norway before completion 8.1945 (Stavanger) |
| Data variant | as completed |
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Displacement standard, t |
1710 - 1730 nominal |
|
Displacement full, t |
2510 - 2535 |
|
Length, m |
103.5 pp 110.6 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
10.9 |
|
Draught, m |
4.34 - 4.39 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 sets Parsons geared steam turbines, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
40000 |
|
Max speed, kn |
36.75 |
|
Fuel, t |
oil 588 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 4675(20) |
|
Armament |
1945: 4 x 1 - 114/45 QF Mk IV, 1 x 2 - 40/56 Bofors Mk VIII/IX, 2 x 1 - 40/39 2pdr QF Mk VIII, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, 1 x 4 - 533 TT, 2 DCT, 2 DCR (35 - 108 DC) Concord, Comus, Cr class: 4 x 1 - 114/45 QF Mk IV, 1 x 2 - 40/56 Bofors Mk VIII/IX, 2 x 1 - 40/56 Bofors Mk III, 2 x 1 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, 1 x 4 - 533 TT, 2 DCT, 2 DCR (35 - 108 DC) 1946: 4 x 1 - 114/45 RP.50 Mk V, 1 x 2 - 40/60 Hazemeyer Mk IV, (2 x 1 - 40/60 Mk III or 2 x 1 - 40/39 Mk VIII or 2 x 2 - 20/70 Mk V), 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk III, 1 x 4 - 533 TT, 2 DCT, 2 DCR (35 - 108) |
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Sensors |
type 275, Type 276, type 291, type 293 radars, type 144Q sonar |
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Complement |
186 - 222 |
Project history: "Ñà" class development with new DP fire control system (similar to installed on "Battle" class). Because of its big weight one TT bank was necessary to remove and weaken anti-submarine armament. Contest became the first British fully-welded destroyer.
Modernizations:
1/1946: 4 x 1 - 114/45 RP.50 Mk V, 1 x 2 - 40/60 Hazemeyer Mk IV, (2 x 1 - 40/60 Mk III or 2 x 1 - 40/39 Mk VIII or 2 x 2 - 20/70 Mk V), 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk III, 1 x 4 - 533 TT, 2 DCT, 2 DCR (108)
1946, Creole, Crispin: - 1 x 1 - 114/45 ("B")
late 1940s, most of class: - 1 x 1 - 114/45 ("Y"), 2 x 1 - 40/60 or 2 x 1 - 40/39 or 2 x 2 - 20/70, 2 x 1 - 20/70; + 4 x 1 - 40/60 Mk III, 2 x 3 - 305 Squid Mk 4 ASWRL, type 147B sonar
1956, Crescent was converted to type 15 frigate. She has taken fully new silhouette, forecastle was enlarged and new aluminium alloy superstructure fitted. Data became as given in the table.
| Data variant | Type 15 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
2240 |
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Displacement full, t |
2850 |
|
Length, m |
103.5 pp 109.2 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
10.9 |
|
Draught, m |
4.20 - 4.30 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 sets Parsons geared steam turbines, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
40000 |
|
Max speed, kn |
36.75 |
|
Endurance, nm (at speed, kts) |
3000 (20) |
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Armament |
1 x 2 - 102/45 Mk 19, 1 x 2 - 76/50 Mk 22, 2 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 9, 2 x 3 - 305 Limbo Mk 10 ASWRL |
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Sensors |
type 278, type 262, type 293 or US-made radars, type 170, type 174 sonars, UA-3 ECM suite |
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Complement |
195 |
Naval service: No significant events.
Many thanks to Borys Estrin for additional information on this page.
Consort 1949
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