Bras d'Or 1970
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Bras d'Or | FHE400 | Marine Industries, Sorel | 1963 | 12.7.1968 | 7.1969 | paid off 11.1971, discarded 1976 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
180 |
|
Displacement full, t |
238 |
|
Length, m |
46.0 |
|
Breadth, m |
6.50 |
|
Draught, m |
4.60 (hull) / 2.30 (foils under full speed) |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 Pratt & Whitney FT4A gas turbines / 2 Davey Paxman diesels |
|
Power, h. p. |
22000 / 2000 |
|
Max speed, kts |
60 / 15 |
|
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
|
Armament |
as designed: 4 x 3 - 324 TT (never really carried) |
| Electronic equipment | |
|
Complement |
17 |
Project history: This vessel was jointly funded by (he Canadian and British governments and designed by De Havilland (Canada).
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: She ran a series of trials in 1969-71, but although moderately successful she was expensive to operate and was laid up in 1971. She remained in a state of preservation in the dockyard at Halifax until sold in 1982.
Bras d'Or 1971
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