Blackwood-class
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- Length
- 95 m
- Beam
- 10 m
- Displacement
- 1456 t
- Max Speed
- 27.8 kn
Description
Designed as a second rate ASW vessel the Type 14 "Blackwood" class of vessels served with the Royal Navy throughout the 50s, 60s and 70s. An additional 3 vessels were exported to the Indian Navy in the late 1950s. A vessel of this class had the distinction of being the first major warship of the Royal Navy to be entirely powered by gas turbines.
Unit
- Type
- Vessel
- Role
- ASW
- In service
- 1955–1988
- Armor
- None
- Task Force cost
- 1,000 pts
- Score value
- 3
Dimensions
- Length
- 95 m
- Beam
- 10 m
- Displacement
- 1,456 t
Performance
- Max speed
- 27.8 kn
- Max reverse
- 4 kn
Machinery
- Main power
- Steam
- Horsepower
- 15,000 hp
- Propulsion
- 1 shaft
- Rudders
- 2
Signatures
- Visual ID range
- 9 nm
- RCS
- Medium
- IR signature
- Medium