RZS
Glorfindel (DD-1936)
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Billed as the 'General Purpose' Destroyers, the Glorfindel class were laid
down in batches of four ship 'squadrons' that were not supposed to require a
Destroyer Leader as a separate unit. As more batches were added and the first
batches had been at sea for a year or two, the extra equipment being added took
away any space a Captain 'D' and his staff might have required. The Glaurung
class was built to cure this problem.
The Glorfindel class was designed around the brand new twin turret 4.5" dual
purpose semi-automatic bag and shell gun system. The ships of the class were
slightly bigger than their Royal Navy counterparts but this was to add extra
bunkers for fuel for the extra range required by operations in the Pacific. 2
pounder pom-poms, 20mm Hispano cannons, two quintuple sets of torpedo tubes and
depth charges gave the ships an armament ready to take on all comers.
With the outbreak of World War 2, the Glorfindel class was made the 'War
Emergency' Destroyer and batches of four were laid down Jan/40, Jun/40, Jan/41,
Jun/41, Jan/42 and Jan/43. No further units were laid down after January 1943
and these ships were completed during 1945. Production centered on the Durthang
class Destroyer Escorts after that date.
| Displacement |
2,700 tons std 3,650 tons full load |
| Length |
380 ft |
| Breadth |
40 ft |
| Draught |
13 ft |
| Machinery |
2 shaft steam turbines, 50,000shp |
| Speed |
35 knots |
| Range |
8000 miles at 14 knots |
| Armour |
nil |
| Armament |
6 x 4.5" (3x2)
8 x 2pd (2x4)
6 x 20mm (6x1) |
6 x 4.5" (3x2)
14 x 40mm (7x2)
|
| Aircraft |
nil |
| Torpedoes |
10 x 21" (2x5) |
| Complement |
200 (225 as Captain 'D') |
| Notes |
Batch 01
RZS Glorfindel (06/1936)
RZS Turgon (07/1936)
RZS Legolas (09/1936)
RZS Boromir (11/1936)
Batch 02
RZS Faramir (04/1937)
RZS Cirdan (09/1937)
RZS Haldir (11/1937)
RZS Orophin (02/1938)
Batch 03
RZS Aredhel (09/1938)
RZS Arminas (10/1938)
RZS Arwen (12/1938)
RZS Denethor (02/1939)
Batch 04
RZS Elladan (01/1940)
RZS Gwindor (02/1940)
RZS Feanor (02/1940)
RZS Findulas (03/1940)
Batch 05
RZS Nimrodel (11/1940)
RZS Maedhros (03/1941)
RZS Luthien (07/1941)
RZS Mahtan (09/1941)
Batch 06
RZS Voronwe (01/1942)
RZS Saeros (03/1942)
RZS Meriadoc (03/1942)
RZS Peregrine (04/1942)
Batch 07
RZS Aragorn (11/1942)
RZS Radagast (01/1943)
RZS Fangorn (02/1943)
RZS Gwalhir (04/1943)
Batch 08
RZS Landronal (08/1943)
RZS Balrog (11/1943)
RZS Shelob (02/1944)
RZS Morgoth (03/1944)
Batch 09
RZS Angmar (10/1944)
RZS Gothmog (01/1945)
RZS Murazor (02/1945)
RZS Khamul (03/1945) |
Twin 40mm showing ready use ammunition.
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