Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
Bluethroat | NPC114 | G. T. Davie, Lauzon | 31.10.1952 | 15.9.1955 | 28.11.1955 | cable layer 1959 |
Displacement standard, t |
785 |
Displacement full, t |
870 |
Length, m |
47.0 |
Breadth, m |
9.90 |
Draught, m |
3.00 |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
2 diesels |
Power, h. p. |
1200 |
Max speed, kts |
13 |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
Endurance, nm(kts) |
|
Armament |
mines |
Electronic equipment | radar |
Complement |
27 |
Project history: Mine and magnetic loop layer in the trawler hull.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Bluethroat became cable layer in 1959 and research ship in 1964.
Bluethroat 1977
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