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Type 285 radar

British gun laying radar

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionAug 7, 2026
Entity authorityQ85811363 ↗
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The Type 285 radar was a British naval gunnery radar developed during the Second World War. The Type 285 was used as a surface and anti-aircraft ranging radar on smaller ships, and as an anti-aircraft radar on larger ships. The prototype was tested at sea aboard the escort destroyer HMS Southdown in August 1940.

The Type 284 radar used the same electronics with a different antenna system, and was used for surface fire control on larger ships (cruisers and battleships).

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Bibliography

Campbell, John (1985). Naval Weapons of World War II. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-0-87021-459-2.

Friedman, Norman (1981). Naval Radar. London: Conway Maritime Press.

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