Georges Lecointe 1965
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Georges Lecointe (ex-Wallaceburg) | F901 | Port Arthur, Canada | 7.1942 | 17.12.1942 | 11.1943 // 7.1959 | stricken 1969 | |
| A. F. Dufour (ex-Winnipeg) | F903 | Port Arthur, Canada | 1.1942 | 19.9.1942 | 7.1943 // 7.1959 | stricken 1966 |
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Displacement standard, t |
1030 |
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Displacement full, t |
1325 |
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Length, m |
68.6 |
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Breadth, m |
10.8 |
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Draught, m |
3.28 deep load (3.99 by screws) |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 VTE, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
2400 |
|
Max speed, kts |
16.5 |
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Fuel, t |
oil 230 - 239 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
6000(12) |
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 102/45 HA Mk 3, 4 x 2 - 20/70 Mk 5, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (90 - 92) |
| Electronic equipment | type 271 or type 272, type 291 (some) radars, type 128 sonar |
|
Complement |
138 |
Project history: Former Canadian ocean patrols of Algerine class. Originally they were classed as minesweepers but served in RCN as patrols. They were commissioned by Belgian navy as frigates.
Modernizations: 1966, Georges Lecointe: - 1 x 1 - 102/45; + 1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 7
Naval service: No significant events.
© Ivan Gogin, 2016