Glowworm,
1946 design
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Gael | G07 | Yarrow, Scotstoun | --- | --- | --- | cancelled 12.1945 | |
| Gallant | G03 | Yarrow, Scotstoun | --- | --- | --- | cancelled 12.1945 | |
| Gauntlet | G59 | 4080 | Thornycroft, Woolston | --- | --- | --- | cancelled 12.1945 |
| Gift (ex-Glowworm, ex-Guinivere) | G67 | 1396 | Denny, Dumbarton | --- | --- | --- | cancelled 12.1945 |
| Glowworm (ex-Gift) | G45 | 4081 | Thornycroft, Woolston | --- | --- | --- | cancelled 12.1945 |
| Grafton | G76 | 1937 | White, Cowes | --- | --- | --- | cancelled 12.1945 |
| Greyhound | G88 | 1938 | White, Cowes | --- | --- | --- | cancelled 12.1945 |
| Guernsey | G19 | 1395 | Denny, Dumbarton | --- | --- | --- | cancelled 12.1945 |
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Displacement standard, t |
1995 |
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Displacement full, t |
2740 |
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Length, m |
104.1 pp 111.3 oa |
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Breadth, m |
12.0 |
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Draught, m |
4.32 deep load |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 sets Parsons geared steam turbines, 2 Foster Wheeler boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
40000 |
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Max speed, kn |
33.75 |
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Fuel, t |
oil 586 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 5000(20) |
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Armament |
2 x 2 - 114/45 RP.10 Mk IV, 2 x 2 - 40/60 STAAG Mk II, 2 x 1 - 40/60 Mk III, 2 x 5 - 533 TT, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (50 - 150 DC) |
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Sensors |
2x type 262, type 277, type 291, type 293, type 903 radars, type 170, type 174 sonars |
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Complement |
270 - 290 |
Project history: Development of "Weapons" design with 1.5m more beam and 114mm main guns. All were cancelled.
Many thanks to Borys Estrin for additional information on this page.
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