Destroyers

In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, maneuverable long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller powerful short-range attackers.

Models built by TF72 Members

HMAS Vampire Daring class destroyer

HMAS Hobart DDG-39 Hobart class destroyer

USS Winston S. Churchill DDG-81 an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer

USS Winston S. Churchill DDG-81 an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer

HMAS Hobart D 39, Perth class guided missile destroyer

INS Mumbai D62 is the third of the Indian Navies Delhi-class guided-missile destroyers.

INS Mumbai D62

INS Mumbai D62

USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG-81) is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer of the United States Navy.

HMAS Hobart DDG39 is the first of the Hobart Class air warfare destroyers.

HMAS Hobart DDG39

HMAS Arunta I30, D5 or D130, the first of three Tribal Class destroyers built at Cockatoo Dockyard during World War II

HMS Glamorgan D19, County class was a guided missile destroyer of the Royal Navy the primary role of these ships was area air-defence of the aircraft carrier task force.

HMS Glamorgan D19, County class was a guided missile destroyer of the Royal Navy the primary role of these ships was area air-defence of the aircraft carrier task force.

I.J.N. Fuyutsuka, Akizuki Class they were called Type-B Destroyer, designed to fight smaller ships, aircraft and submarines.

I.J.N. Fuyutsuka, Akizuki Class they were called Type-B Destroyer, designed to fight smaller ships, aircraft and submarines.

USS Nicholas DD449 was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy.

Z38 was a Type 1936A destroyer built for the Kriegsmarine during World War II.

Admiral Vinogradov 572 is an Udaloy-class destroyers are a series of anti-submarine destroyers built for the Soviet Navy.

Admiral Vinogradov 572 is an Udaloy-class destroyers are a series of anti-submarine destroyers built for the Soviet Navy.

HMAS Perth D 38 and USS Virginia CGN-38

HMAS Perth D 38 was the lead ship of the Perth class guided missile destroyers operated by the Royal Australian Navy.

HMAS Perth D 38 was the lead ship of the Perth class guided missile destroyers operated by the Royal Australian Navy.

HMAS Perth D 38 was the lead ship of the Perth class guided missile destroyers operated by the Royal Australian Navy.

HMAS Warramunga I44 was a Tribal-class destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy.

HMAS Warramunga I44 was a Tribal-class destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy.

2 days ago

The Charles F Adams class destroyers of the Royal Australian Navy were for more than two decades the spear point of the Navy.

The Perth class as they were known, broke new ground for the Navy, the first US ships in the fleet, the first area surface to air missile system, the first automated fire control systems and much more.

They instilled a fierce pride in their crews and a remarkable number of their Commanding Officers ended up as future heads of the Navy and ADF. ...

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3 days ago

Another gallery from the 2018 Regatta. Hi lighting that Task Force 72 is not all grey hulls, firepower and large model ships. The fleet is quite varied, some wonderful model ships from the last hundred years or more. ...

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4 days ago

Now for something a little older.

SMS Emden was the second and final member of the Dresden class of light cruisers built for the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine).

Her name was made by a short but daring career as a raider in the Pacific and Indian ocean during the early months of World War 1, before being trapped and sunk by the cruiser HMAS Sydney in the nascent Australian Navy's first ever surface action. ...

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6 days ago

With several "What If" or "What may have been" type models coming up on our page recently, I thought I'd show a concept of "What may have been" for the RAN. In the early 90s, not long after the PERTH Class DDGs had been upgraded and had PHALANX CIWS installed, there was a concept developed by one of the shipyards to keep them on the front line for the RAN.

This involved replacing the steam turbines with four LM2500 Gas Turbines or two Gas Turbines and four Diesels (CODAG) propulsion. This would have left two huge compartments (#1 Fire Room and #2 Fire Room) virtually empty. The new power plants would have increased their speed to over 40 knots and, with other modernised systems, reduced their crew compliment by nearly 100. #1 & #2 Fire Rooms would have been converted into fuel tanks and expanded accommodation and other uses as the two LM2500 GTs, diesels and Gear Boxes would fit easily into each of the main engine rooms saving a huge amount of space.

The Gas Turbine/Diesel combination reduced fuel usage and the new extra fuel tanks would have effectively doubled their range to well over 10,000 nm at 18 knots. (Cruising around on two GTs or two diesel engines most of the time). With Gas Turbines fitted, a major change to her look would have been the new Uptakes. GTs produce a lot of heat and the way to diffuse it is via large well ventilated uptakes. These are located directly above the engine rooms to clear the exhaust and heat via the most direct route.

The other major change that is clearly visible is the new covered quarter deck with a large RAST (Recover, Assist, Secure, Traverse) helicopter haul down system fitted flight deck, double hanger for two of the then new S-70B SEAHAWKS and moved Mk13 Missile Launcher forward. As you can see the aft Mk42 5 inch gun was removed leaving only Mount 51 5 inch gun in place forward.

Other updates that aren't easily seen were the addition of SPG-60 Fire Control in place of the older Mk68 director on the Gun Direction Platform (GDP) and the SLQ-32 Electronic Warfare (EW) System as used on the ADELAIDE Class FFGs. As you can just see, the plan was to close in the IKARA Missile launcher deck and add in a second large Rigid Hulled Inflatable Boat (RHIB) and crane. It was also looked into fitting an 8 cell (2 Quad) launchers for the HARPOON Anti-Shipping Missile midships on what was the IKARA Magazine Deck to free up space in the Mk13 Missile Launcher which could also launch HARPOON.

This upgrade would have made the PERTH Class DDGs a formidable surface combatant and probably one of the most powerful warships of their size anywhere in the world.

I can feel the need for a new model coming on :) ...

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7 days ago

Models in other scales. Task Force 72 members build in the common scale of 1:72, but we certainly appreciate outstanding model building work, no matter the scale.

In this case a fantastic 1:350 scale model of part of the Royal Navy task force headed south to retake the Falklands Islands from the Argentinian invasion forces in 1982.

Enjoy these sensational images of modeler 'Andrewa's' work ...

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