"T" class Utility Destroyers
 
Name Pennant Builder Completed Fate
Troubridge R00 John Brown 8/6/43 Scrapped 1970
Teazer R23 Cammell Laird 13/9/43 Scrapped 1965
Tenacious R45 Cammell Laird 30/10/43 Scrapped 1965
Termagant R89 Denny 18/10/43 Scrapped 1965
Terpsichore R33 Denny 20/1/44 Scrapped 1966
Tumult R11 John Brown 2/4/43 Scrapped 1965
Tuscan R56 Swan Hunter 11/3/43 Scrapped 1966
Tyrian R67 Swan Hunter 8/4/43 Scrapped 1965

* - Flotilla leaders

1:600 "T" class. They were nothing more than repeats of the "S" class. This is one of the lattice mast units. © Andrew Arthur.
HMS Tuscan had the improved light AA armament of 4 single 40mm Bofors AA later on, in parallel with a lattice foremast, and the striking of the mainmast to improve AA fire arcs. © Andrew Arthur.

About 90 tons overweight, these were "S" class repeats. Tumult trialed two fixed T.T instead of the forward bank, andled from the centreline, but recieved the latter as they were unsatisfactory.
The first 4 ( Troubridge, Tumlt, Tuscan and Tyrian ) had tripod foremasts and 10 ( 4 twin, 2 single ) 20mm AA, later 6 twins for 12 cannon. These four all carried AW type 291 at masthead and AR type 285 on the HA/DCT, and Tumult had SW type 271 amidships, Troubridge having huff-duff instead.
The last four had lattice masts with the same RDF fit as the others, but with SW type 272 at masthead and huff-duff on the lattice too. They had 6 twin 20mm cannon, except Terpsichore which had 4 twins and one twin Bofors cannon. This latter fit was retrofitted into the first four later.
Later, extra 40mm cannons were added, in place of the twin 20mm cannons; see below.
Light gangways were hung across the torpedoes and 40 DC's landed to decrease topweight.

Dimensions
Full Displacement 2350 tons Length 362.25'
Empty Displacement 1802 tons Beam 35.75'
Load 548 tons Draft 10'

 

Performance & Propulsion
Machinery 2 x Admirality 3 drum boilers, 2 x Parsons geared steam rurbines @ 40000 hp
Speed 36 kts, 32 kts full Range 4675 nm @ 20 kts.

 

Armament & Complement
Complement 179 Officers & Ratings, 225 in Flotilla Leaders
Armament
Designed
  • Gun
    • 4 x 1 x 4.7" DP
    • 1 x 2 x 40mm Bofors AA
    • 4 x 2 x 20mm Oerlikon AA
  • Torpedoes
    • 2 x 4 x 21" tubes
  • ASW
    • 4 x DC lobbers
    • 2 x DC rails
    • 40 DC's
   
Light AA armament
Tourbridge, Tumult,
Tuscan & Tyrian
( as launched )
  • 4 x 2 x 20mm Oerlikon AA
  • 2 x 1 x 20mm Oerlikon AA
Terpsichore ( early )
  • 1 x 2 x 40mm Bofors AA
  • 4 x 2 x 20mm Oerlikon AA
Others
  • 6 x 2 x 20mm Oerlikon AA
Tourbridge, Tumult,
Tuscan & Tyrian
( later )
  • 1 x 2 x 40mm Bofors AA
  • 4 x 2 x 20mm Oerlikon AA
Termangant & Tumult
( later )
  • 1 x 2 x 40mm Bofors AA
  • 3 x 1 x 40mm Bofors AA
  • 2 x 2 x 20mm Oerlikon AA
Tuscan ( later )
  • 1 x 2 x 40mm Bofors AA
  • 5 x 1 x 40mm Bofors AA
 
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