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HMAS Voyager (D04)


Destroyer Warship [ 1957 ]



HMAS Voyager D04 led a relatively short service life from 1957 until 1964 when it sank following a collision with the carrier HMAS Melbourne.



Authored By: Staff Writer | Last Edited: 06/19/2017 | Content ©www.MilitaryFactory.com

Specifications



Service Year
1957

Origin
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Australia

Complement
320
PERSONNEL


Class
Daring-class
Number-in-Class
4
VESSELS
Ships-in-Class


HMAS Vampire (D11); HMAS Vendetta (D08); HMAS Voyager (D04); HMAS Waterhen (cancelled).


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(OPERATORS list includes past, present, and future operators when applicable)
Offshore Bombardment
Offshore bombardment / attack of surface targets / areas primarily through onboard ballistic weaponry.
Land-Attack
Offshore strike of surface targets primarily through onboard missile / rocket weaponry.
Maritime Patrol
Active patroling of vital waterways and maritime areas; can also serve as local deterrence against airborne and seaborne threats.
Airspace Denial / Deterrence
Neutralization or deterrence of airborne elements through onboard ballistic of missile weaponry.
Fleet Support
Serving in support (either firepower or material) of the main surface fleet in Blue Water environments.


Length
390.0 ft
118.87 m
Beam
43.0 ft
13.11 m
Draught
12.8 ft
3.90 m
Displacement
3,000
tons


Installed Power: 2 x Foster Wheeler boilers feeding 2 x English Electric geared steam turbines developing 54,000 horsepower to 2 x Shafts.
Surface Speed
33.0 kts
(38.0 mph)
Range
3,737 nm
(4,300 mi | 6,920 km)


kts = knots | mph = miles-per-hour | nm = nautical miles | mi = miles | km = kilometers

1 kts = 1.15 mph | 1 nm = 1.15 mi | 1 nm = 1.85 km
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).


Supported Types


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None.


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