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CRUISER-MINELAYER - EDMUND BOYLE CLASS 1927


Displacement: 10,327 t standard; 11,793 t normal; 12,966 t full load
Length: 502' OA/487' WL
Beam: 67'
Draught: 23'
Propulsion: 12 Oil fired boilers, 4 geared steam turbines, 4 shafts, 53,303 shp
Speed: 28 knots
Range: 12500 NM @ 14 knots
Complement: 560
Armament:
4 x 6"/45 (4 x 1)
6 x 4"/45 (6 x 1)
8 x 2 Pdr/39 (8 x 1)
800 Naval Mines
Aviation:
1 Floatplane
1 x Catapult
No hanger

Ships in Class
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1927
Edmund Boyle
Albert Stephens


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AIRCRAFT CARRIER - MEDUSA CLASS 1937

As Built - 1937

Displacement: 22,513 t standard; 25,241 t normal; 27,423 t full load
Length: 805' OA/770' WL
Beam: 83' wl; 118' Flight Deck
Draught: 23'
Propulsion: 16 Oil fired boilers, 4 geared steam turbines, 4 shafts, 94,313 shp
Speed: 31 knots
Range: 12500 NM @ 15 knots
Complement: 1200 (inc air group)
Armament:
16 x 4.5"/45 (8 x 2)
24 x 2pdr/39 (3 x 8)
10 x 20mm/70 (10 x 1)
Aviation:
up to 48 aircraft
2 x Catapult

1942-43 refit

Armament:
16 x 4.5"/45 (8 x 2)
48 x 40mm/56 (3 x 4; 18 x 2)

Various Radar and new gun directers added
All else remains the same

Ships in Class
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1937
Medusa

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Partial list of GH Naval aircraft and their RW equivelents. These are the types in use during the 20's, 30's & 40's

Fighters:
Guild Aero Snoop = Sopwith Camel (1917-23)
Porter Kestrel = Fairey Flycatcher (1923-34)
Fairsmithe Osprey = Boeing F4B (1929-36)
Porter Sparrowhawk Mk I = Grumman F2F (1933-40)
Porter Sparrowhawk Mk. II/III/IV = Grumman F3F1/2/3 (1935-42)
Schaeffer Falcon = Brewster F2A Buffalo (1939-43)
Porter Goshawk Mk. I/II/III/IV= Grumman F4F1/2/3/4 (1940-46)
Schaeffer Tigershark = Vought F4U (1942-50)
Porter Blackhawk = Republic P-47 (1942-57) (Marine Aviation only)

Bombers:
Simpson Aviation Stingray Mk. IV = Martin T5M/BM (1931-37)
Porter Kingfisher = Blackburn Skua (1936-41)
Schaeffer Banshee = Douglas SBD Dauntless (1940-45)
Porter Dragonsclaw = Vultee Vengeance (1941-46)

Torpedo:
Simpson Aviation Sawfish = Sopwith Cuckoo (1917-24)
Simpson Aviation Mantaray = Douglas T2D (1927-38)
Simpson Aviation Stingray Mk. I = Martin T2M (1925-30)
Simpson Aviation Stingray Mk. II = Martin T3M (1928-34)
Simpson Aviation Stingray Mk. III = Martin T4M (1930-34)
Schaeffer Dragonfly = Douglas TBD (1934-42)
Porter Halberd = Consolidated TBY Sea Wolf (1942-56)

Marine Aviation Strike Aircraft (Land-based):
Simpson Aviation Shrike = Curtis A-12 (1933-42)
Schaeffer Skirmisher = Fairey Battle (1937-43)
Schaeffer Amazon = Douglas DB-7 Boston (1941-49)

Scout/Recon/Observation:
Guild Aero Petrel = Short 184 (1915-25)
Guild Aero Banshee = Martin MB-1 (1918-27)
Simpson Aviation Observer = Blackburn Blackburn (1922-33)
Schaeffer-Vincent Cormorant = Supermarine Southampton (1925-37)
Simpson Aviation Hurricane = Martin B-10 (1932-46)
Porter Goblin = Grumman FF (1933-40)
Porter Seahawk = Grumman J2F Duck (1936-78)
Schaeffer-Vincent Albatross = Dornier DO-24 (1937-84)
Schaeffer Drake = Fairey Fulmar (1940-46)
Schaeffer Venom = Fairey Firefly (1943-58)

Battleship/Cruiser floatplanes:
Guild Aero Firefly = NAF/Curtiss TS-1 (1922-29)
Royal Military Aviation Factory (RMAF) Mandrake = Fairey IIIF (1924-37)
Simpson Aviation Mallard = Curtis SOC Seagull (1934-48)
Simpson Aviation Cub = Vought OS2U (1939-60)

Transport & Liason
Guild-Aero G.A.80 = Felixstowe F.3 1917-28
Guild-Aero G.A.100 = Aero A.10 1922-1936
Fairsmithe Traveler = Sikorsky S-38 1928-45
Guild-Aero G.A.200 = PWS-24 1931-1942
Schaeffer-Vincent Air King = Handley-Page HP-42 1931-46
Schaeffer-Vincent Condor = Curtiss Condor 1933-42
Porter Teamster = Vultee V-1 1934-50
Schaeffer Manatee = Bristol Bombay 1938-56
Schaeffer Sealion = Boeing 314 Clipper 1939-62
Simpson Aviation Liberty = Curtiss C-47 1941-88
Schaeffer Airtrain = Douglas C-47 1942-90


Paint schemes for carrier aircraft
1921-34: Overall LtGrey, yellow wings, tail in squadron/ship colors. It was also not uncommon for floatplanes assigned to Battleships and Cruisers to be painted in their own unique style provided they had the ship commanders permission to do so. The repainting costs came out of the ships operating budget, so that was the determining factor for most CO's. In a select few cases, well-to-do officers would pay for the repainting out of their own pockets.
1934-43: Fuselage Grey-Green, yellow wings (grey-green wings after 1940), undersides Sky Type S, tail either grey-green or squadron/ship colors
1941-46:
Continental Theater - Extra Dk Sea Grey/Dk Green, underside Sky Type S.
Equatorial Theater - Overall Dk Blue

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AIRCRAFT CARRIER, ESCORT - QUINN BAY CLASS 1941


Displacement: 12,886 t standard; 13,870 t normal; 14,657 t full load
Length: 496.5' OA/467' WL
Beam: 70' wl / 87' Flight Deck
Draught: 27'
Propulsion: Diesel Engines, 1 shaft, 12,672 shp
Speed: 18 knots
Range: 11500 NM @ 12 knots
Complement: 830
Armament:
2 x 4"/40 (2 x 1)
32 x 40mm/56 (8 x 4)
Aviation:
20 Aircraft (12 x Martlet; 8 x Dauntless)
1 x Catapult
Full hanger facilities

The Quinn Bay in her experimental paint scheme worn in 1943-44


Ships in Class
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1941
Quinn Bay
Berg Bay
Union Bay
Savinia Bay
1942
Dragon's Bay
Carlson Inlet
Stinson Sound
West Loch
Dungeness Bay
Hood's Bay
Snow Bay
Melchett Bay
Kitsap Straits
1943
St Barleigh Sound
Winsom Bay
Corsair Bay


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modernized Atlas Class cruiser has been added

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LARGE DESTROYER - EUGENE CLASS 1943


Displacement: 3,426 t standard; 3,994 t normal; 4,448 t full load
Length: 439' OA/433' WL
Beam: 45'
Draught: 17'
Propulsion: Geared Steam Turbines, 6 boilers, 2 shafts, 60,363 shp
Speed: 33 knots
Range: 5500 NM @ 18 knots
Complement: 304
Armament:
8 x 4.5"/45 (4 x 2)
8 x 40mm/56 (1 x 2; 6 x 1)
10 x 21" Torpedo (2 x 5)

Ships in Class
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(1943)
Eugene
Cushman
Baldwin
New Redding
Colfax
(1944)
Burlington
Belting
Woodland
Killis City
Elwood
(1945)
Bowden
Kayston
Tenvale
Somark
Wensing
Whitburg
(1946)
Camelin
Larson
Beaumonde
Dunkeep
Orlain


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BATTLESHIP - RED QUEEN CLASS (1914)


Displacement: 19,092 t standard; 20,029 t normal; 20,778 t full load
Length: 520'
Beam: 85'
Draught: 26'
Propulsion: 10 Boilers; 2 Geared Steam Turbines; 2 Shafts
Speed: 19 knots
Range: 5000 NM @ 12 knots
Complement: 986
Armament:
8 x 14"/45 (4 x 2)
16 x 6"/50 (16 x 1)
8 x 3"/50 (8 x 1)
Aviation: nil

Ships in Class
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Red Queen (1914)
Truculunt (1914)
Raven (1915)
Imperial (1916)
Evermore (1916)

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MISSILE DESTROYER - CARSDEN CLASS 1973

GROUP 1

Displacement: 6,100 t
Length: 464' OA/447' WL
Beam: 52'
Draught: 17'
Propulsion: COGOG, 2 shafts
Speed: 30 knots
Range: 4600 NM @ 20 knots
Complement: 280
Armament:
1 x 4.5"/55
1 x Mk.13 GMLS (SeaDragon)
6 x Stingray ASW triple tube launcher (3 x 2 + 12 reloads)
1 x quad SeaDart BPDMS
1 x Mk.16 ASROC (8 + 8 reload)
2 x 20mm autocannon (2 x 1)
Aircraft:
2 x ASW/Liason Helicopter
Full Hanger

Ships in Class
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Group 1 (1973-75)
Carsden (Transferred to Aldeshar 1996, renamed Port Mistral)
Eugene (Transferred to Amandaea 1996, renamed Tennent)
Ocosta (Transferred to Amandaea 1996, renamed Crais)
Mableton (Transferred to Grayson 1996, renamed Pastil Island)
Gordonsport (Transferred to North Justorica 1996, renamed Harrison Masters)
Vernor (Transferred to Grayson 1996, renamed Indualgi Island)

GROUP 2A

Displacement: 6,100 t
Length: 464' OA/447' WL
Beam: 52'
Draught: 17'
Propulsion: COGOG, 2 shafts
Speed: 30 knots
Range: 4600 NM @ 20 knots
Complement: 280
Armament:
1 x 4.5"/55
1 x Mk.26 GMLS (SeaDragon, SeaTiger)
6 x Stingray ASW triple tube launcher (3 x 2 + 12 reloads)
1 x octuple SeaSpike BPDMS
4 x Tarantula SSM (4 x 1)
2 x 20mm autocannon (2 x 1)
Aircraft:
2 x ASW/Liason Helicopter
Full Hanger

Ships in Class
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Group 2A (1976-7)
Colfax (Transferred to Aldeshar 1996, renamed Fendaren)
Elma (Transferred to Aldeshar 1996, renamed Hanford)
Montesano (Transferred to New Kandor 1996, renamed Duke Oswald)
Benson (Transferred to Aldeshar 1996, renamed Northport)

GROUP 2B

Displacement: 6,100 t
Length: 464' OA/447' WL
Beam: 52'
Draught: 17'
Propulsion: COGOG, 2 shafts
Speed: 30 knots
Range: 4600 NM @ 20 knots
Complement: 280
Armament:
1 x 4.5"/55
1 x Mk.26 GMLS (SeaDragon, SeaTiger)
6 x Stingray ASW triple tube launcher (3 x 2 + 12 reloads)
1 x octuple SeaSpike BPDMS
4 x Tarantula SSM (4 x 1)
2 x 20mm autocannon (2 x 1)
Aircraft:
2 x ASW/Liason Helicopter
Full Hanger

Ships in Class
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Group 2B (1978-79)
Bremerton (Transferred to Aldeshar 1996, renamed Alma)
Leichester (Transferred to New Kandor 1996, renamed Duke Phillip)
Wakefield (Transferred to New Kandor 1996, renamed Duke Rajesh)
New Redding (Transferred to Aldeshar 1996, renamed Lancome)

GROUP 2NK

Displacement: 6,100 t
Length: 464' OA/447' WL
Beam: 52'
Draught: 17'
Propulsion: COGOG, 2 shafts
Speed: 30 knots
Range: 4600 NM @ 20 knots
Complement: 280
Armament:
1 x 5"/54
1 x Mk.26 GMLS (SeaDragon, SeaTiger)
6 x Stingray ASW triple tube launcher (3 x 2 + 12 reloads)
1 x octuple SeaSpike BPDMS
4 x Mauler SSM (4 x 1)
1 x 20mm CIWS
2 x 20mm autocannon (2 x 1)
Aircraft:
2 x ASW/Liason Helicopter
Full Hanger

Ships in Class
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Group 2NK (1979)
Khuthrapali
Madison

GROUP 2C

Displacement: 6,100 t
Length: 464' OA/447' WL
Beam: 52'
Draught: 17'
Propulsion: COGOG, 2 shafts
Speed: 30 knots
Range: 4600 NM @ 20 knots
Complement: 280
Armament:
1 x 4.5"/55
1 x Mk.26 GMLS (SeaDragon, SeaTiger)
6 x Stingray ASW triple tube launcher (3 x 2 + 12 reloads)
1 x octuple SeaSpike BPDMS
4 x Tarantula SSM (4 x 1)
1 x 20mm CIWS
2 x 20mm autocannon (2 x 1)
Aircraft:
2 x ASW/Liason Helicopter
Full Hanger

Ships in Class
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Group 2C (1980-82)
Beldine (Transferred to New Kandor 1996, renamed Duke William)
Wolverton (Transferred to New Kandor 1996, renamed Duchess Katherine)
Lakewood (Transferred to New Kandor 1996, renamed Duke John)
Moreanus (Transferred to New Kandor 1996, renamed Duke Edward)

GROUP 3A

Displacement: 6,300 t
Length: 464' OA/447' WL
Beam: 52'
Draught: 17'
Propulsion: COGOG, 2 shafts
Speed: 30 knots
Range: 4600 NM @ 20 knots
Complement: 280
Armament:
1 x 4.5"/55
1 x Mk.41 48 Cell VLS (SeaDragon, SeaTiger)
6 x Stingray ASW triple tube launcher (3 x 2 + 12 reloads)
1 x octuple SeaSpike BPDMS
4 x Scorpion SSM (4 x 1)
1 x 20mm CIWS
2 x 20mm autocannon (2 x 1)
Aircraft:
2 x ASW/Liason Helicopter
Full Hanger

Ships in Class
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Group 3A (1984-88)
Centralia
Kittings
Oakdale
Port Hope
Burlington
Kitsap City
Jamestown
Port Ludlow

GROUP 3DI

Displacement: 6,300 t
Length: 464' OA/447' WL
Beam: 52'
Draught: 17'
Propulsion: COGOG, 2 shafts
Speed: 30 knots
Range: 4600 NM @ 20 knots
Complement: 280
Armament:
1 x 4.5"/55
1 x Mk.41 48 Cell VLS (SeaDragon, SeaTiger)
6 x Stingray ASW triple tube launcher (3 x 2 + 12 reloads)
1 x octuple SeaSpike BPDMS
4 x Mauler SSM (4 x 1)
1 x 20mm CIWS
2 x 20mm autocannon (2 x 1)
Aircraft:
2 x ASW/Liason Helicopter
Full Hanger

Ships in Class
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Group 3DI (1984)
Bristol
Trane

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FRIGATE - INTREPID CLASS (1982)



Displacement: 3460 t
Length: 428' OA/398' Waterline
Beam: 46'
Draught: 16'
Propulsion: COGAG; 2 shafts
Speed: 30 knots
Range: 4200 NM @ 18 knots
Complement: 170
Armament:
1 x 4.5"/55
1 x 8-Cell ASROC Launcher (SeaTiger)
1 x 8-Cell SeaSpike BPDMS
6 x 12.75" Mk.32 SVTT (2 x 3)
4 x 20mm (4 x 1)
Aviation:
2 x Sea Witch ASW/Liason Helicopter
Full Hanger

Ships in Class
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1982
Intrepid
Valorous
Archer
Gladiator
1983
Sentinel
Temerity
Grace
Victorious
Matchless
Audacity
Hero
1984
Adventure
Dauntless
Majestic
Perilous
Gallant
Boxer
1985
Ferocious
Moniter
Protector
Voyager
Independent

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FRIGATE - REGAL CLASS (1991)



Displacement: 4150 t
Length: 447' OA/416' Waterline
Beam: 46'
Draught: 16'
Propulsion: COGAG; 2 shafts
Speed: 30 knots
Range: 4400 NM @ 18 knots
Complement: 186
Armament:
1 x 4.5"/55
1 x 24-Cell Mk.41 VLS (SeaTiger; SeaDragon)
2 x 8-Cell SeaSpike VLS
4 x Scorpion SSM (2 x 2)
1 x 20mm CIWS
6 x 12.75" Mk.32 SVTT (2 x 3)
4 x 20mm (4 x 1)
Aviation:
2 x Sea Witch ASW/Liason Helicopter
Full Hanger

Ships in Class
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1991
Regal
Princess
1992
Red Knight
Countess
Crown Prince
Duchess
Crown
Sceptre
1993
Guardsman
Grenadier
Azrael
Royal


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