HMS BROADSWORD
HMS BROADSWORD

Battle Honours




Captain

Captain W.R. Canning [DSO]
Ship's Complement
  x Officers
y Seamen
z Others Embarked
Displacement (tons)
  3,500 Standard
4,400 Full Load
Dimensions (feet [metres])
  430 x 48.5 [131.2 x 14.8]
Machinery
  2 R-R Olympus gas turbines
54,400shp = 29+ knots
2 R-R Tyne gas turbines
8,200shp = 18 knots (cruising)
Armament
  2 x 40mm AA guns
2 x Sea Wolf systems (GWS 25)
4 x MM.38 Exocet
2 x triple ASW torpedo tubes (STWS)
Aircraft
  2 Lynx
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Bibliography:
David Brown, "The Royal Navy and the Falklands War", Book Club Associates, 1987
Martin Middlebrook, "Operation Corporate", Viking, 1985
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