H.M.S. Carron


Type............................. Destroyer Royal Navy

Class............................ CA

Penant.......................... R30

Built By....................... Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. (Greenock Scotland)

Laid down.................... 26th November 1942

Launched..................... 28th March 1944

Commissioned............ 6th November 1944

Complement................ 185 men  (approx)

Maximum speed.......... 37 knots (approx)

Displacement............... 1710 BRT (approx)

Propulsion................... Steam turbine 40000hp

Length.......................... 363 feet

Breadth........................ 36 feet

Draught........................ 10 feet

End of Service............. Paid off in 1963, Arrived Inverkeithing 4 April 1967 for scrap

Intended name.............. H.M.S. Strenuous

 

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Produced by R W Mullaney