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During 1941-42. ships were subject to several alteraarmament prior to completion. 7-in (I20-mm) guns being guns. 7-in gunned P's to provide a vessels. Jn mid 1940 it uniform class of was decided to replace the after bank of gun in all 16 torpedo tubes with a 4-in vessels, but the tubes were reinstated prior to completion in Petard, Pathfinder and Onslow and the four 'O' Class minelayers. 7-in. When fitted for minelaying, they landed their torpedo tubes and 4-in gun mounting to compensate for the added weight of 50-60 mines.

The first destroyers to this design, the Oribi or 'O' Class, were ordered on the outbreak of war on September A second class, the Paladin or 'P' Class, were ordered a few weeks later on October 20. The 16 vessels of these two groups were laid down in 1940, and were subsequently launched and completed 3, 1939. during 1941-42. ships were subject to several alteraarmament prior to completion. 7-in (I20-mm) guns being guns. 7-in gunned P's to provide a vessels. Jn mid 1940 it uniform class of was decided to replace the after bank of gun in all 16 torpedo tubes with a 4-in vessels, but the tubes were reinstated prior to completion in Petard, Pathfinder and Onslow and the four 'O' Class minelayers.

5-in (343mm) guns, in place of the 12-in (305-mm), the mounting of the entire main armament on the centreline and the general thickening and deepening of the side armour. All these British battleship class. the to top- weight, requiring an increased beam to maintain stability, while improving their defence against underwater attack. The length also had to be increased to accommodate the five centreline turrets. This resulted in a 2500-ton increase in displacement over the Hercules Class, the raising of the nominal engine power by 2000 shp to maintain the same design speed of 21 knots, and a substantial increase in offensive and defensive qualities.

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