Swiftsure and Superb An epic failure

[uk 75]

One of the numerous screw ups by postwar British defence spending was the fate of HMS Swiftsure and Superb.

Minotaur-class cruiser (1943) - Wikipedia

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Older readers may remember them from the Triang Minic ships metal waterline range.

If things had been different they might have been useful units for the Far East or early helicopter carrying ships.

 

[zen]

Would be nice if rebuilt superstructure for Type 984 and CDS.

 

[uk 75]

As there has been a lot of discussion about fitting Seaslug and Type 984 to RN ships I thought I would resurrect this old thread.
At worst the two could have been given a helo deck aft.

 

[Rule of cool]

The title made me think of the SSNs in the Falklands, I was about to defend them.

 

[Scott Kenny]

As there has been a lot of discussion about fitting Seaslug and Type 984 to RN ships I thought I would resurrect this old thread.
At worst the two could have been given a helo deck aft.

So, you're thinking about a conversion comparable to the Galveston- or Providence-class? Remove the aft gun turrets and replace with Sea Slug?

Or one more comparable to the Albany-class, removing all heavy guns and replacing with missile launchers?

 

[uk 75]

The Little Rock conversions seem more within UK budgets.
Other threads have looked at the NIGS ship. This would have been closer to the Albanys in appearance (Macks feature in Escort Cruiser drawings).

 

[Dilandu]

The Little Rock conversions seem more within UK budgets.

Well, this seems doable. Would be good, of course, to replace forward turrets with DP autoloading ones. Or at least two turrets with one automatic, to save weight.