Type 965 radar

Type 965M and Type 965P

HMS Coventry in 1981; the AKE(2) aerial of her Type 965R radar is at the top of her foremast
Country of origin United Kingdom
Type naval long range aircraft warning radar
Frequency VHF 216-224 MHz
PRF 200 or 400 p/s nominal
Beamwidth 12° (horizontal), 40° (vertical)
Pulsewidth 3.8 μs and 10 μs
RPM 10 rpm
Power 450 kW

The Type 965 radar was VHF (P band) long range aircraft warning radar used by warships of the Royal Navy from the 1960s onwards. The Type 965M, Type 965P, Type 965Q and Type 965R were improved versions; the Type 960, 965M and 965Q used the single bedstead AKE(1) aerial, whilst the Type 965P and 965R used the double bedstead AKE(2) aerial.[1][2][3]

The various versions of the Type 965 radars all had the limitation that they could not detect moving targets with a land mass behind them;[1] this was a major disadvantage during the 1982 Falklands War.[1] Similarly the Type 965 could not detect aircraft flying low;[1] the two Argentine Navy Super Étendards that attacked the Sheffield were not detected by Type 965R radar when they were flying at 98 feet (30 m),[4] but were shown as contacts by HMS Glasgow's Type 965R radar when they popped up to 120 feet (37 m) above sea-level at 45 nautical miles (83 km),[5][6] though it was the UAA1 radar warning receiver that drew attention to the contacts.[5][lower-alpha 1]

The Type 965M and 965P had a narrower beam (12° horizontal) than the preceding Type 960 (35° horizontal).[2][8][9] The narrower beam was needed for air direction.[9] The Type 965Q and 965R were improvements on the 965M and 965P respectively; these had a moving target indicator (MTI) mode to suppress clutter;[3] though Friedman states that they lacked any provision for moving target indication.[10]

The Type 965 radars used radio frequencies that were also used by television stations, and therefore caused interference with television (and vice versa) if used near land in Europe.[10] Type 965 was superseded by the Type 1022 radar, which did not have this disadvantage.[1]

Why the Type 965 was procured

During 1954-55, reports on most fleet exercises showed that there was an urgent need for radar picket ships. These would require a suitable radar. The need for such a radar had been raised as a staff requirement in May 1950. In 1955, four radars were considered:[1][10]

A potential route for the Royal Navy to get the SPS-6C was the Mutual Defense Assistance Pact (MDAP), but by 1954-5 the MDAP programme was running down.[10] In addition, it was thought that getting spares for the SPS-6C radar could be a problem, because the United States Navy considered it obsolescent.[1] The Marconi design was chosen and was named Type 965.[1] The Type 965M was introduced in about 1960, and used the original AKE(1) aerial with an improved receiver and feeder.[1]

Ships with Type 965 radars

HMS Crossbow in May 1961, with the Type 965M radar's single bedstead AKE(1) aerial on her mainmast.
HMS Bacchante in June 1973, with the Type 965M radar's single bedstead AKE(1) aerial on her mainmast.
HMS Lincoln in 1972, with the Type 965P radar's double bedstead AKE(2) aerial on her mainmast.

Technical Specifications

A common aerial was used for transmitting and receiving.[2] This was the single bedstead AKE(1) in the Type 965M, and the double bedstead AKE(2) in the Type 965P.[2] The 965M and 965P were integrated with IFF Mk 10.[2] The radar displayed both to an "office display unit" (monitor unit design 44), and up to six remote plan position indicator (PPI) displays.[2]

The Type 965M and 965P had the following specifications:

Type 965M and 965P Type 965Q and 965R
Source [2][29] [3]
Frequency 216-224 MHz 216-224 MHz
Wavelength approximately 1.4 m approximately 1.4 m
Power output 450 kW 450 kW
Pulse repetition frequency (PRF) 200 or 400 pulses per second (p/s) nominal See below
Pulse width 3.8 μs (with 400 p/s PRF)
10 μs (with 200 p/s PRF) 		4 μs (nominal for MTI working)
10 μs (for non-MTI working)
Aerial rotation speed 10 revolutions per minute 10 revolutions per minute
Intermediate frequency 13.5 MHz 13.5 MHz
Aerial beam width 12° (horizontal), 40° (vertical) 12° (horizontal), 40° (vertical)
Receiver bandwidth long pulse 120 kHz, short pulse 330 kHz long pulse 120 kHz, short pulse (MTI) 330 kHz

Differences between Type 960 and 965M

Range

Type 965Q and 965R

The receiver of the Type 965Q and 965R used "a coherent oscillator (COHO) to provide the coherence in phase between transmission and reception. The COHO is phase locked to the transmitter pulse."[3] With the Type 965Q and 965R, the pulse repetition frequency (PRF) had a number of different settings.[3]

Notes

  1. ↑ Woodward's book One Hundred Days (page 10) says that the initial detection was on the "UAA 1 console".[5] Hampshire's book British Guided Missile Destroyers (page 13) explains that Type 42 destroyers were equipped with "UAA1 (Abbey Hill)" from 1978, and says that this is a a type of electronic warfare equipment it calls "intercepts", which "detect and identify the radars of approaching aircraft, ships and missiles."[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Friedman, Norman (2008), British Destroyers & Frigates, the Second World War and After (2 ed.), Seaforth Publishing, pp. 162, 176, ISBN 978-1848320154
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Type 965M/P Summary of Data, BR 333(1)" (PDF), marconiradarhistory.pbworks.com, retrieved 2 June 2017
    "Type 965M/P Summary of Data, BR 333(1)" (PDF), www.rnmuseumradarandcommunications2006.org.uk, retrieved 2 June 2017
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Type 965Q/R Summary of Data, BR 333(1)" (PDF), www.rnmuseumradarandcommunications2006.org.uk, retrieved 2 June 2017
  4. ↑ Rivas, Santiago (2012), Wings of the Malvinas: The Argentine Air War Over the Falklands (reprint ed.), Hikoki Publications, p. 244, ISBN 978-1902109220
  5. 1 2 3 Woodward, Sandy; Robinson, Patrick (1992), One Hundred Days: The Memoirs of the Falklands Battle Group Commander, Naval Institute Press, p. 10, ISBN 1 55750 651 5
  6. ↑ Middlebrook, Martin (2012), The Falklands War (4 ed.), Pen & Sword Military, p. 156, ISBN 978-1848846364
  7. ↑ Hampshire, Edward (2016), British Guided Missile Destroyers: County-class, Type 82, Type 42 and Type 45, New Vanguard, Bloomsbury Publishing, p. 13, ISBN 9781472811172
  8. ↑ "Type 960 Summary of Data, BR 333(1)" (PDF), www.rnmuseumradarandcommunications2006.org.uk, retrieved 3 June 2017
  9. 1 2 Friedman, Norman (23 August 2012), British Cruisers, Two World Wars and After (1 ed.), Seaforth Publishing, p. 319, ISBN 1848320787
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 Friedman, Norman (2005), Harding, Richard, ed., The Royal Navy, 1930-2000: Innovation and Defence, Frank Cass, pp. 255–6, ISBN 9780714657103
  11. ↑ Marriott, Leo (1985), Royal Navy Aircraft Carriers 1945-1990, p. 65, ISBN 0 7110 1561 9
  12. ↑ Moore, John E, ed. (1975), Jane's Fighting Ships 1975-76, Macdonald and Jane's, p. 360, ISBN 0 354 00519 7
  13. ↑ Moore, John E, ed. (1975), Jane's Fighting Ships 1975-76, Macdonald and Jane's, p. 359, ISBN 0 354 00519 7
  14. ↑ Marriott, Leo (1990), Royal Navy Frigates Since 1945 (2 ed.), Ian Allan Ltd, p. 87, ISBN 0 7110 1915 0
  15. ↑ Marriott, Leo (1990), Royal Navy Frigates Since 1945 (2 ed.), Ian Allan Ltd, p. 94, ISBN 0 7110 1915 0
  16. 1 2 Marriott, Leo (1989), Royal Navy Destroyers Since 1945, Ian Allan Ltd, p. 105, ISBN 0 7110 1817 0
  17. ↑ Marriott, Leo (1985), Royal Navy Aircraft Carriers 1945-1990, p. 96, ISBN 0 7110 1561 9
  18. ↑ Dyson, Tony (1984), HMS Hermes 1959-1984, Maritime Books, p. 85, ISBN 0 907771 16 5
  19. ↑ Friedman, Norman (2008), British Destroyers & Frigates, the Second World War and After (2 ed.), Seaforth Publishing, p. 203, ISBN 978-1848320154
  20. ↑ Blackman, Raymond V B, ed. (1966), Jane's Fighting Ships 1966-67, Sampson Low, Marston & Co Ltd, p. 296
  21. ↑ Moore, John E, ed. (1975), Jane's Fighting Ships 1975-76, Macdonald and Jane's, p. 361, ISBN 0 354 00519 7
  22. 1 2 Moore, John, ed. (1982), Jane's Fighting Ships 1982-83, Jane's Publishing Company Ltd, p. 551, ISBN 0 7106 0742 3
    This radar on the batch 2 County-class is described as "Type 965Q (double AKE-2 array)".
    This radar on HMS Bristol is described as "Type 965 with double AKE array and IFF". Whether it was the Type 965M or 965R is not stated.
  23. ↑ Marriott, Leo (1985), Royal Navy Aircraft Carriers 1945-1990, p. 61, ISBN 0 7110 1561 9
  24. ↑ Marriott, Leo (1989), Royal Navy Destroyers Since 1945, Ian Allan Ltd, p. 115, ISBN 0 7110 1817 0
  25. ↑ Moore, John E, ed. (1975), Jane's Fighting Ships 1975-76, Macdonald and Jane's, p. 347, ISBN 0 354 00519 7
  26. ↑ Marriott, Leo (1985), Royal Navy Aircraft Carriers 1945-1990, p. 68, ISBN 0 7110 1561 9
  27. ↑ Moore, John, ed. (1982), Jane's Fighting Ships 1982-83, Jane's Publishing Company Ltd, p. 553, ISBN 0 7106 0742 3
  28. ↑ Marriott, Leo (1990), Royal Navy Frigates Since 1945 (2 ed.), Ian Allan Ltd, p. 118, ISBN 0 7110 1915 0
  29. ↑ Jenkins, SR (14 January 2014), "Radar sets of the County Class", www.littlewars.org.uk, retrieved 2 June 2017

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