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HMS CALDER K-349
CLASS: Buckley TYPE:TE (turbine-electric drive, 3" guns)
Displacement: 1,400 tons (std) 1,740 tons (full) Dimensions: 306' (oa), 300' (wl) x 36' 9" x 13' 6" (max)
Armament: 3 x 3"/50 Mk22 (1x3), 1 x 1.1"/75 Mk2 quad AA (4x1), 8 x 20mm Mk 4 AA, 3 x 21" Mk15 TT (3x1),
1 Hedgehog Projector Mk10 (144 rounds), 8 Mk6 depth charge projectors, 2 Mk9 depth charge tracks
Machinery: 2 "D" Express boilers, G.E. turbines with electric drive, 12000 shp, 2 screws
Speed: 24 knots Range: 4,940 nm @ 12 knots Crew: 15 / 198
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Bethlehem Steel Hingham, Hingham MA on 11 December 1942
Launched 27 March 1943, Commissioned (USN) Never
To Britain as lend lease 15 July 1943, Renamed HMS Calder
Returned USN 19 October 1945, Stricken 5 December 1945
Fate: sold 15 January 1948 and broken up for scrap
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