Technical information
Type | Destroyer |
Displacement | 1710 BRT |
Length | 363 feet |
Complement | 186 men |
Armament | As designed; 4 4.5" guns (4x1) 2 40mm AA (1x2) 6 20mm AA (2x2, 2x1) 8 21" torpedo tubes |
Max speed | 37 knots |
Engines | Geared turbines, 2 shafts |
Power | 40000 HP |
Notes on class |
All ships of the Ca class
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HMS Cambrian (R 85) | ||
HMS Caprice (R 01) | ||
HMS Carron (R 30) | ||
HMS Carysfort (R 25) | ||
HMS Cassandra (R 62) | ||
HMS Cavalier (R 73) | ||
Flotilla leader | ||
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HMS Caesar (R 07) | ||
HMS Cavendish (R 15) | ||
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See all Destroyer classes.
Ca class ships hit by U-boats (1) | |||
11 Dec 1944 | HMS Cassandra | Damaged | U-365 |
The last stand of the tin can sailors Hornfischer, James D. |
Books dealing with this subject include:
A Home on the Rolling Main, A G F Ditcham, 2013 |