OVERVIEW
HMAS Voyager D04 led a relatively short service life from 1957 until 1964 when it sank following a collision with the carrier HMAS Melbourne.
HMAS Voyager D04 led a relatively short service life from 1957 until 1964 when it sank following a collision with the carrier HMAS Melbourne.
YEAR: 1957
SHIP CLASS: Daring-class
SHIPS-IN-CLASS (4): HMAS Vampire (D11); HMAS Vendetta (D08); HMAS Voyager (D04); HMAS Waterhen (cancelled).
OPERATORS: Australia
SPECIFICATIONS
Unless otherwise noted the presented statistics below pertain to the base HMAS Voyager (D04) design. Common measurements, and their respective conversions, are shown when possible.
Unless otherwise noted the presented statistics below pertain to the base HMAS Voyager (D04) design. Common measurements, and their respective conversions, are shown when possible.
CREW: 320
LENGTH: 390 feet (118.87 meters)
BEAM: 43 feet (13.11 meters)
DRAUGHT: 12.8 feet (3.90 meters)
DISPLACEMENT (SURFACE): 3,000 tons
PROPULSION: 2 x Foster Wheeler boilers feeding 2 x English Electric geared steam turbines developing 54,000 horsepower to 2 x Shafts.
SPEED (SURFACE): 33 knots (38 miles-per-hour)
RANGE: 3,737 nautical miles (4,300 miles; 6,920 kilometers)
ARMAMENT
6 x QF 4.5" (113mm) Mark V main guns in three twin-gunned turrets.
6 x 40mm Bofors Anti-Aircraft (AA) automatic cannons in three twin-gunned mounts.
2 x 21-inch quintuple-tube torpedo launchers.
1 x "Limbo" Anti-Submarine Mortar (ASM).
6 x QF 4.5" (113mm) Mark V main guns in three twin-gunned turrets.
6 x 40mm Bofors Anti-Aircraft (AA) automatic cannons in three twin-gunned mounts.
2 x 21-inch quintuple-tube torpedo launchers.
1 x "Limbo" Anti-Submarine Mortar (ASM).
AIR WING
None.
None.