Royal Australian Navy (RAN) DDL project (1966-72)

[Felocie]

It may be of interest that the various images posted above, including the detailed plans, were apparently not the final design. The final design is the second image in the very first post,the one with the deck break. The image seems to be taken from John Jeremy's book on the Cockatoo Island dockyard. If I understand it correctly the detailed plans shown in the other posts were referred to Gibbs and Cox in the US, who made significant changes including the deck break and the lattice mast. At that point the project was cancelled.

Interesting indeed, is the model presented to the RAN indicative of the G&C design?

 

[Kanga]

Interesting indeed, is the model presented to the RAN indicative of the G&C design?

No. I think the model was created by the RAN to show the government. The design was subsequently modified by Gibbs and Cox (I believe). If I recall correctly, the changes were due to resistance to flooding considerations. Sounds a bit like the US FREMM frigate, doesn't it?

 

[Felocie]

No. I think the model was created by the RAN to show the government. The design was subsequently modified by Gibbs and Cox (I believe). If I recall correctly, the changes were due to resistance to flooding considerations. Sounds a bit like the US FREMM frigate, doesn't it?

I wonder where the plans might be. As with all things navy, it’s almost impossible to find the information I want. I wonder if they might have something in the archives but I won’t be able to go there for a while

 

[tiezhijinlv]

Artist's impression of Royal Australian Navy (RAN) light destroyer (DDL) project from 1966 to 1972.

Source: http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/viewtopic.php?f=67&t=54420

For more information.
URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_light_destroyer_project

I like to know that as well.
Because the artist impression lacks the middle tower for the AN/SPS-49
While the detailed side drawing has it but I cannot figure out if that tower is connected with the funnel via a bridge or it's base is extended to mount a larger deck house like that ship model I've linked.

I'm not a lawyer but seeing as it would be shared for research purposes and would have no significant economic impact on the owner, I think it would fall under Australian copyright law's "fair dealing" provisions.

I've added those TV cameras and fixed some other sensors on the mast

Their is some film on the DDL mock up given to the RAN
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/F11216/and
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C1172518

Except for the behind bridge mounted large radar and harpoon launchers, looks like my drawing became quite accurate!
Thanks for the videos!

I came across this image on an old flash drive in the ???folder. The file name indicates it's a DDL. I vaguely remember stumbling across this years ago and that it was Australian. It might be related to the Aussie DDL project mentioned on this forum elsewhere but that was a guided missile destroyer with Tartar/Standard. This is interesting for having what appear to be 2X5"54 lightweight guns. Does anyone have any info on this design, particularly dimensions and displacement?

Is this what you’re referring to? From the DDL thread?

https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/royal-australian-navy-ran-ddl-project-1966-72.10698/

Actually that's it. The EXACT same picture. The picture did not post for some reason. I had checked the DDL thread and somehow missed that image. It's the FIRST image in that thread. The others are of DDGs so I thought they might be unrelated to this one. THANKS! Sorry for the brain fart.

That is an early iteration of what became DDL back when the project was known as the 'Australian General Purpose Escort'. Think of it as an attempt to create an LCS for the 1970s, with a common hull and machinery layout able to support the construction of several specialised variants (ASW, AAW, AsuW/littoral warfare etc). Much of this was derived from the RANs' operational experience during the Malayan Emergency and Indonesian Confrontation. THis program merged later into a larger project to replace the Daring class destroyers, creating what became DDL.

I know this is almost a year old but do you have anything to show these links? I’m very much interested in the project but it’s, like most RAN projects, rather murky as to what was actually happening

It may be of interest that the various images posted above, including the detailed plans, were apparently not the final design. The final design is the second image in the very first post,the one with the deck break. The image seems to be taken from John Jeremy's book on the Cockatoo Island dockyard. If I understand it correctly the detailed plans shown in the other posts were referred to Gibbs and Cox in the US, who made significant changes including the deck break and the lattice mast. At that point the project was cancelled.

How many fire control channels she was supposed to have? There is one dish illuminator on rear (apparently AN/SPG-61) and MW-25 on main mast, so I presume, she used a two-channel derivative of Mk.92 FCS? Like on "Perry"'s?

There is a coloured version of the picture DDL-03 on Navyleague's website
Source: https://navyleague.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/DDL1968-grey.jpg
Does anyone have the coloured version of the picture DDL-04?