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Name Official number Flag IMO
BARROSA    GBR   
Year built Date launched Date completed
1947  17/01/1945  14/02/1947 
Vessel type Vessel description
Naval Destroyer  Steel Steam Turbine 2 Masts 
Builder Yard Yard no
John Brown & Co Ltd., Clydebank Clydebank  615 
 

Tonnage Length Breadth Depth Draft
 /  / 3430 disp 379 ft  40 ft 6 in    15 ft 
Engine builder ,
Engine detail
2-shaft Parsons geared turbines, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, oil, 50,000shp giving 35.75 knots 

First owner First port of register Registration date
Admiralty     
Other names
 
Subsequent owner and registration history
 
Vessel history
Destroyer, Battle Class, 2nd Group - I.68, D.68
1962 converted to a Radar Picket Ship at Devonport 
Remarks
 
End year Fate / Status
1978  Broken Up 01/12/1978 
Disposal Detail
Arrived at Blyth 1/12/1978 for BU 
 

 

at Blyth for breaking up
Image courtesy of :  Dennis MacCoy

at Blyth for breaking up
Image courtesy of :  Dennis Maccoy

Barrosa in June 1947
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Barrosa
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Barrosa
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