Battleaxe 1952
Crossbow 1952
Crossbow 1963
Crossbow 1964
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Battleaxe | G18, 1948- D118 | 1832 | Yarrow, Scotstoun | 4/1944 | 12.6.1945 | 10/1947 | BU 10.1964 |
| Broadsword | G31, 1948- D31 | 1833 | Yarrow, Scotstoun | 7/1944 | 5.2.1946 | 10/1948 | BU 10.1968 |
| Carronade | 628 | Scotts, Greenock | 4/1944 | 5.4.1946 | --- | cancelled 4.1946 | |
| Crossbow | G96, 1948- D96 | 4074 | Thornycroft, Woolston | 8/1944 | 20.12.1945 | 3/1948 | BU 1.1972 |
| Culverin | 4075 | Thornycroft, Woolston | 4/1944 | --- | --- | cancelled 1946 | |
| Cutlass | 1834 | Yarrow, Scotstoun | 9/1944 | 20.3.1946 | --- | cancelled 3.1946 | |
| Dagger | 1835 | Yarrow, Scotstoun | 3/1945 | --- | --- | cancelled 1946 | |
| Howitzer | 4076 | Thornycroft, Woolston | 2.1945 | --- | --- | cancelled 1946 | |
| Longbow | 4077 | Thornycroft, Woolston | 4.1945 | --- | --- | cancelled 1946 | |
| Rifle | 1386 | Denny, Dumbarton | 6.1944 | --- | --- | cancelled 12.1945 | |
| Scorpion (ex-Tomahawk, ex-Centaur) | G64, 1948- D64 | 1933 | White, Cowes | 12/1944 | 15.8.1946 | 12/1947 | BU 6.1971 |
| Spear | 1387 | Denny, Dumbarton | 9.1944 | --- | --- | cancelled 12.1945 | |
| Sword (ex-Celt) | 1934 | White, Cowes | 9.1945 | --- | --- | cancelled 10.1945 |
| Data variant | as completed |
|
Displacement standard, t |
1965 - 1980 |
|
Displacement full, t |
2825 |
|
Length, m |
104.1 pp 111.3 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
11.6 |
|
Draught, m |
4.47 deep load |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 sets Parsons geared steam turbines, 2 Foster Wheeler boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
40000 |
|
Max speed, kn |
34 |
|
Fuel, t |
oil 620 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 5000(20) |
|
Armament |
2 x 2 - 102/45 Mk XIX, 2 x 2 - 40/60 STAAG Mk II, 2 x 1 - 40/60 Mk VII, 2 x 5 - 533 TT, 2 x 3 - 305 Squid Mk IV ASWRL |
|
Sensors |
2x type 262, type 275, type 277, type 291, type 293 radars, type 170, type 174 sonars |
|
Complement |
255 - 286 |
Project history: These ships were originally intended as fleet anti-submarine escorts with alternately arranged two boiler and two engine rooms. It was originally planned to arm these ships with 3 twin 102mm DP mounts and 50 - 150 DCs but latter and one twin mount ("B" on Battleaxe and Broadsword or "Y" on Crossbow and Scorpion) were replaced by 2 Squids. Scott's Claymore, Dirk, Grenade, Halberd, Poniard, White's Musket were never really laid down.
Modernizations: 1958 - 1959, all 4 completed ships were converted to radar pickets, as given in the table.
| Data variant | 1958-59 radar picket conversion |
|
Displacement standard, t |
2280 |
|
Displacement full, t |
2935 |
|
Length, m |
104.1 pp 111.2 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
11.6 |
|
Draught, m |
4.50 deep load |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 sets Parsons geared steam turbines, 2 Foster Wheeler boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
40000 |
|
Max speed, kn |
34 |
|
Endurance, nm (at sped, kts) |
5000 (15) |
|
Armament |
2 x 2 - 102/45 Mk 19, 2 x 2 - 40/60 STAAG Mk 2, 2 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 9, 2 x 3 - 305 Squid Mk 4 ASWRL Scorpion: 2 x 2 - 102/45 Mk 19, 2 x 2 - 40/60 STAAG Mk 2, 2 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 9, 1 x 3 - 305 Limbo Mk 10 ASWRL |
|
Sensors |
type 965 (AKE-1), 2x type 262, type 293, type 974 radars, type 170, type 174 sonars, UA-3 ECM suite |
|
Complement |
234 |
Naval service: Battleaxe was badly damaged 1.8.1962 in collision with frigate Ursa and laid up. Rest ships were laid up in 1964 - 1966.
Many thanks to Borys Estrin for additional information on this page.
Scorpion 1947
Broadsword 1962
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