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H.M.S. DEVONSHIRE

A 32 1/2 in. model of a modem guided missile ship

by David Coleman

THE Devonshire is the first of six large guided missile warships for the Royal Navy. They are for some odd reason designated 'Missile Destroyers' by the Admiralty, but the layout of the ship's struc­ture resembles that of a cruiser more closely than that of a destroyer. The length is 520 ft.-130 ft. longer than a Daring class destroyer and only 35 ft. shorter than the Tiger class cruisers. Their dis­placement of 6,000 tons is almost double the Daring's. Perhaps 'Light Escort Cruiser' would be a more suitable designation for these new warships. Their main armament consists of a twin launcher for the 30 mile range 'Seaslug' missile on the quarter­deck, and a quartette of 4.5 in. guns in two Daring type turrets are mounted at the fore end of the ship. These guns are fully automatic and radar-controlled, and have a range of 25 miles. The conventional 'Limbo' or 'Squid' anti-submarine mortar is replaced on the Devonshire by a Westland 'Wessex' helicopter. This carries dunking sonar to detect a submarine and homing torpedoes to destroy it. Two sets of triple tubes for homing torpedoes are also mounted. The secondary armament consists of two quadruple launchers for 'Seacat' missiles abaft the second fun­nel. These are radio controlled by sight on to the target and have a range of five miles. Propulsion is by means of gas and steam turbines driving twin 3-bladed propellers. The quick-starting turbines are used to provide additional speed for getting out of harbour in a hurry, engaging the enemy, etc.

Construction

(The model is made from balsa except where otherwise stated.)

The hull of the original is 520+ ft. long and has a beam of 54 ft. At a scale of 1 in. to 16 ft, this gives figures of 321/2in. and 3 1/2 in. for the model. However, I increased the beam to 4 in. to accom­modate all the radio gear, etc. My usual way of making a hull of this type is by flush planking.

LENGTH 32 ½”

BEAM 4”

ELECTRIC

RADIO CONTROL

THERE IS TWO SHEETS 8 ½” x 11”

 OF BUILDING NOTES

ONE FULL SIZE PLANS

37” x 27 ½”

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