:::: Naval Vessels - GREAT BRITAIN - DESTROYER ESCORTS
CAPTAIN CLASS x 3
Code - N1720
£1.35
Class - 78
Date - 1943
Description - CAPTAIN CLASS x 3 N1720
Class of 78 U.S.Destroyer escorts transferred to
R.N in 1943/44 and modified for British service
as model. Sisters include Afflleck, Aylmer, Balfour,
Bentinck, Bentley, Bickerton, Bligh, Braithwaite, Bullen,
Byard, Byron, Calder, Conn, Cosby, Cotton, Cranstoun,
Cubitt, Curzon, Dakins, Deane, Duckworth, Duff, Ekins,
Essington, Fitzroy, Halsted, Hargood, Holmes & Whittaker.
Displacement 1,450 tons Speed 23 knots
Dimensions 306' x 37' x 11'
Armament 3 x 3",
2/0 x 40 mm, 8/10 x 20 mm
