| Name: | AGINCOURT |
| Type: | Destroyer |
| Keel: | 12/12/1943 |
| Launched: | 29/01/1945 |
| Completed: | 25/06/1947 |
| Builder: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Hebburn |
| Yard Number: | 664 |
| Dimensions: | 2400disp - 3420disp, 355.0 x 40.5 x 10.8(draft)ft |
| Engines: | 2 x Steam turbines, Parsons type, SR Geared, 50000shp |
| Engines by: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Newcastle |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Screws, 35.75knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Armament: | 2 x 2 x 4.5ins DP, 1 x 1 x 4.5ins DP, 3 x 2 x 40mm AA, 2 x 1 x 40mm AA guns; |
| 2 x 5 x 21.0ins torpedoes, 1 x 3 x 12ins anti-submarine mortars, depth charges | |
| History: | |
| 25/06/1947 | British Royal Navy |
| 27/10/1974 | Broken up |
| Comments: | Member of the Battle Class - second group |
| 1959: Converted to radar picket with Sea Cat missiles | |
| 08/08/1974: Sold to Kitson Vickers for breaking up | |
| 27/10/1974: Arrived at Sunderland to be broken up |
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo, dated 05/1966, is copyright of Dennis Maccoy. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Above photo is copyright of the Imperial War Museum
Above photo is copyright of the Imperial War Museum. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Above photo is copyright of the Royal Navy. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Above photo shows AGINCOURT behind CORUNNA at Sunderland. Photo is copyright of Steve Gray
Profile & Deck plans courtesy of Dr Dan Saranga. Click HERE to enlarge
