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Property	Value
rdfs:label	Parker class
rdfs:comment	This class was also known as the "Improved Marksman class", as their hull form and size was derived from the preceding class. They introduced a number of improvements that would later become standard on every destroyer. Their improved power plant allowed the elimination of one funnel, enabling the engineers to fit a bow with much better protection from heavy weather. Also, the bridge could be moved further aft, and a superfiring gun on the forecastle could be mounted, allowing for a better firing arc. Also, they were the first Royal Navy destroyer-sized vessels to receive central directors, which considerably improved the artillery performance.
dcterms:subject	Destroyer Royal Navy Ship type Light Forces Flotilla Leader
abstract	This class was also known as the "Improved Marksman class", as their hull form and size was derived from the preceding class. They introduced a number of improvements that would later become standard on every destroyer. Their improved power plant allowed the elimination of one funnel, enabling the engineers to fit a bow with much better protection from heavy weather. Also, the bridge could be moved further aft, and a superfiring gun on the forecastle could be mounted, allowing for a better firing arc. Also, they were the first Royal Navy destroyer-sized vessels to receive central directors, which considerably improved the artillery performance.