RZS Aegnor (DD-1934)
The last class of inter-war destroyers was the Aegnor class. The Valinor,
Menelcamar, and Aegnor classes all shared the same hull and propulsion system,
but that was about as far as the similarities went. Layout of guns, bridge and
other superstructure, funnels, gunnery directors, all were different due to what
was available and new at the time the ships were designed. For the Aegnor class,
the 4.5" dual purpose gun was available but the twin turret was not yet ready
and would have to wait for the Glorfindel class. A simple shield system was
fitted to the mounting that allowed for full use of the anti-aircraft ability of
the 4.5" gun. The gun was far superior over the 4" fitted in the earlier
destroyers, except in one important area, the 4" still fired faster than the
4.5" and the 4" was easier on crew fatigue. However when a 4.5" shell did its
job it caused far more damage over a far greater range than the 4".
| Displacement | 1,750 tons standard, 2,400 tons full load | |
| Length | 359 ft | |
| Breadth | 36 ft | |
| Draught | 13 ft | |
| Machinery | 2 shaft steam turbines, 40,000shp | 2 shaft steam turbines, 40,000shp |
| Speed | 35 knots | 35 knots |
| Range | 9000 miles at 14 knots | 9,000 miles at 14 knots |
| Armour | nil | |
| Armament | As Completed 5 x 4.5" (5x1) 4 x 2pd (1x4) 6 x 20mm (6x1) |
With refits to 1940 5 x 4.5" (5x1) 4 x 2pd (1x4) 10 x 20mm (2x2 6x1) |
| Aircraft | nil | |
| Torpedoes | 8 x 21" (2x4) | 8 x 21" (2x4) |
| Complement | 140 | 150 |
| Notes | RZS Aegnor (08/1934) RZS Amdír (09/1934) RZS Anairë 11/1934) RZS Amroth (12/1934) RZS Annael (04/1935) RZS Angrod (06/1935) RZS Amrod (07/1935) RZS Amarië (08/1935) |
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Twin 20mm Oerlikon mounting beside after-mast.
