Type 82 / Bristol class Guided Missile Destroyer - 1973
| Displacement | 6,100-6,300 tons full load 7,000-7100 tons deep / full load |
| Length | 154 meters 500.5 feet |
| Beam | 16.5 meters |
| Draught | 5 meters |
| INITIAL COMMISSION | |
|---|---|
| Weapons: |
Ikara homing torpedo system (removed 1985); Sea Dart; mortar system; 4.5in Mk8 GP single-mounted rapid-fire gun; 20mm Oerlikons; 20mm GAMBO BMARC and 30mm twin BMARC close range |
| Main machinery: |
COSAG, 2 boilers 2 standard range geared steam turbines 30,000 shp in tandem with 2 Bristol Siddeley Olympus TM1A gas turbines 30,000 shp 2 shafts |
| Speed | 30 knots |
| Range | 5,000 miles at 18 knots |
| Sensors (at build) |
Type 965 (AKE-2) LR Air Search Radar (Later replaced by Type 1022) Type 993 Target Indication Radar Type 909 Seadart FC/GFCS Type 978 Sea Search Radar Type 1006 Navigation Radar Type 184M Hull Sonar Type 162M Bottom Profiling Sonar |
| Complement | 407 (29 officers and 378 ratings) 397 (30 Officers) |
| Modernisation |
Fitted with flagship facilities in 1979-80 refit. Further refit in 1984, completed in March 1986 |
| CURRENT COMMISSION | |
| Complement | 43 officers ratings and contract civilians |
| Numbers trained (2001) | 5,122 RN; 12,307 youths; 17,429 total |
| Numbers trained (to end of April 2002) | 1,378 RN; 4,857 youths; 6,235 total |
| Boats | Bosun dinghies, Lasers, Cheverton champs, Toppers and Admiralty Sailing Craft. |
| Ship List | ||||||||
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| # | Name | Builder | Laid Down |
Launch | Comm | Decomm | ||
| D 23 | HMS Bristol | Swan Hunter | ... | 30/06/1969 | 31/03/1973 | 14/06/1991 | ||
| Swan Hunter | ... | .. | .. | Cancelled | ||||
| Swan Hunter | ... | .. | .. | Cancelled | ||||
| Swan Hunter | ... | .. | .. | Cancelled | ||||
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