Baire 1956
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Baire (ex-Tribesman, ex-PC790) | PE303 | Commercial Iron Wks, Portland, USA | 2.1943 | 22.3.1943 | 3.1944 // 1956 | sunk 17.4.1961 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
414 |
|
Displacement full, t |
463 |
|
Length, m |
51.8 wl 52.9 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
7.06 |
|
Draught, m |
3.30 full load |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 diesels |
|
Power, h. p. |
2880 |
|
Max speed, kts |
19 - 21 |
|
Fuel, t |
diesel oil 49 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 3000 (12) |
|
Armament |
1 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 21, 1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 3 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, 2 x 4 - 178 Mousetrap Mk 20 ASWRL, 2 DCT, 2 DCR |
|
Electronic equipment |
SF or SO or SU radar, QHA sonar |
| Complement | 65 |
Project history: Former USN PC class patrol craft, acquired from Honduras.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Baire sank at dosk at Isle de Pines 17.4.1961 during an abortive coup.
© Ivan Gogin, 2016