Grimsby class sloop


HMAS Swan in 1945
Class overview
Operators:  Royal Navy (8)
 Royal Australian Navy (4)
Royal Indian Navy (1)
Cost: £220,000 for Australian ships
Built: 1933–1940
In commission: 1934–1966
Completed: 13
Lost: 4
General characteristics
Displacement: RN ships :
990 long tons (1,006 t) standard
1,300 long tons (1,321 t) full
Swan, Yarra :
1,060 long tons (1,077 t) standard
1,370 long tons (1,392 t) full
Parramatta, Warrego :
1,070 long tons (1,087 t) standard
1,385 long tons (1,407 t) full
Indus:
1,190 long tons (1,209 t) standard
1,520 long tons (1,544 t) full
Length: 250 ft (76.2 m) p/p
266 ft (81.1 m) o/a
Indus :
280 ft (85.3 m) p/p
296.5 ft (90.4 m) o/a
Beam: RN ships : 36 ft (11.0 m)
RAN ships : 34 ft (10.4 m)
Indus : 35 ft 6 in (10.8 m)
Draught: RN ships : 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)
RAN ships : 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)
Indus : 8 ft 9 in (2.67 m)
Propulsion: Parsons geared steam turbines
2 Admiralty 3-drum water-tube boilers
2 shafts
2,000 shp (1,500 kW)
Speed: 16.5 knots (19.0 mph; 30.6 km/h)
Range: 5,700 nmi (10,600 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h)
Complement: 100 (Indus : 119 / wartime: 135)
Armament: RAN :
• 3 × 4-inch (102 mm) AA
• 4 × 3-pdr (not fitted to some)
• 1 × machine gun
• 2 × depth charge throwers
• 2 × twin tubes for 21-inch (533 mm) torpedoes

With the realisation that war was approaching, 13 Grimsby class sloops were laid down in the mid to late 1930s. Of these eight were built in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy, four in Australia for the Royal Australian Navy and one for India. Armament varied considerably between ships with the four Australian ships being similar to HMS Deptford but armed with an additional 4-inch (100 mm) gun.

Losses during World War II were HMS Grimsby, HMAS Yarra and HMAS Parramatta.

Some survivors of this class served into the 1960s.

Contents

Ships

Royal Navy

First group

Second group

Royal Australian Navy

Royal Indian Navy

See also

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