WAR EMERGENCY CRUISER PROGRAM
GROUP 2 - RESOLUTE CLASS
Virtually identical to the Illustrious Class except for 2 funnels, 2 x 3" HA added, and geared turbines instead of triple expansion engines.
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Displacement: 3,184 t standard; 3,435 t normal; 3,637 t full load
Length: 450 ft
Beam: 42 ft
Draught: 16 ft
Machinery: 6 Boilers, Geared steam turbines, 2 shafts
Speed: 29 knots
Range: 6200 NM @ 10 knots
Complement: 272
Armament:
2 x 6" (2 x 1)
8 x 4" (8 x 1)
2 x 3" HA (2 x 1)
Ships in Class
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Resolute (1914) (transferred 1931 to New Kandor)
Archer (1915) (transferred 1931 to New Kandor; Tranferred to Salish Confederacy 1936)
Madrigal (1915) (sunk 1917)
Trumpeter (1915) (sunk 1916)
Venerable (1915) (RNVR Training ship 1926, stricken 1938)
Caribou Class (New Kandor Royal Navy; Royal Salish Navy)
The Caribous were ships of the Illustrious and Resolute classes transfered to the RNKN in 1931. Between 1934-37 they were extensively rebuilt as Light Cruiser/Destroyer Leaders along the same lines as the Enterprise rebuilds. The primary difference between the Caribous and Enterprises was the armament, the Caribous using license-built Aerigian 5"/38's in place of the Harberian 6"/50 twin mounts as used on the Enterprise and Lancer. The Bobcat (ex-Archer) was sold to the Salish Navy in 1936 while building and renamed Yucht. In addition, the Caribou and Lynx had their triple expansion engines replaced with geared turbines. All were recommissioned in 1938
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Displacement: 3,015 t standard; 3,435 t normal; 3,772 t full load
Length: 450 ft
Beam: 42 ft
Draught: 16 ft
Machinery: 6 Boilers, Geared steam turbines, 2 shafts
Speed: 29 knots
Range: 7500 NM @ 14 knots
Complement: 312
Armament:
7 x 5"/38 (3 x 2; 1 x 1)
10 x 40mm (5 x 2)
20 x 20mm (10 x 2)
Aircraft:
1 floatplane
Hanger
Ships in Class
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New Kandor
Caribou (ex-Implacable) 1938
Lynx (ex-Furious) 1938
Bison (ex-Resolute) 1938
Salish Confederacy
Yucht
(Arrow) (Ex-HMNKS Bobcat; ex-HMS Archer) 1938
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