Protector 1940
Protector 1955
Protector 1963
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Protector | 1948- A146 | 1672 | Yarrow, Scotstoun | 8.1935 | 20.8.1936 | 12.1936 | BU 1970 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
2820 |
|
Displacement full, t |
3610 |
|
Length, m |
103.0 |
|
Breadth, m |
16.2 |
|
Draught, m |
4.19 deep load |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 sets Parsons geared steam turbines, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
9000 |
|
Max speed, kts |
20 |
|
Fuel, t |
oil 707 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
|
Armament |
1 x 1 - 102/45 QF Mk V, nets |
|
Complement |
190 |
Project history: Faster version of Guardian. 102mm gun was single-purpose.
Modernizations: circa 1945: - 1 x 1 - 102/45; + 1 x 2 - 102/45 QF Mk XVI, 7 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, radar
1955: - nets; + 2 helicopters (Whirlwind).
Naval service: Protector was damaged by airborne torpedo 11.8.1941 and commissioned again only in 1945. She was used as Antarctic patrol ship in 1955 - 1968.
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
Protector 1937
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