The Sea & Harbour Training Ships
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HMS SAINTES
Laid Down: 8 June 1943
Launched: 19 July 1944
Completed: 27 September 1946
Type: Destroyer
Class: Battle
Builder: Hawthorn Leslie
Pennant: D84
Fate: Scrapped at Cairn-Ryan 1972
HMS RAPID
Laid Down: 16 June 1941
Launched: 16 July 1942
Completed: 20 February 1943
Type: Destroyer
Class: R
Builder: Cammell Laird
Pennant: F138
Fate: Sunk as target 13 September 1981
John Parker
Paul Dyas John Waddington Dave Williams
John Sanders Keith Meanwell John Richardson
John Parker John Richardson Dave Sumner
John Waddington Keith Meanwell Dave Mace
Dave Mace Mike Deveria Ron Carter Brian Sherry
Tony Stackpoole Paul Dyas
Phil Mair John Waddington
Brian Sherry Marty Webb
Paul Dyas John Waddington Chris Catton
Phil Mair ‘Rock’ Silcock
Ron Carter
Brian Sherry John Waddington Paul Dyas Chris Catton
Phil Mair ‘Rock’ Silcock Ron Carter
Battle-class destroyer
Displacement: 2,325 tons
Length: 379 ft (116 m)
Beam: 40.25 ft (12.27 m)
Draught: 13 ft (4.0 m)
Propulsion:
- 2-shaft geared turbines
- 50,000 shp (37 MW)
Speed: 32 knots (59 km/h)+
R class destroyer, converted to T15 frigate 1953
Displacement: 2,337 tons
Length: 358 ft (109 m)
Beam: 37 ft 9 in (11.51 m)
Draught: 14 ft 6 in (4.42 m)
Propulsion:
- 2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers
- Steam turbines on 2 shafts
- 40,000 shp (30 MW)
Speed: 31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph)