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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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