Bellona 1958
Triton 1975
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Bellona | F344 | Navalmeccanica, Castellammare, Italy | 1954 | 9.1.1955 | 2.2.1957 | stricken 1.1981 | |
| Diana | F345 | Cantiere del Tirreno, Riva Trigoso, Italy | 1953 | 19.12.1954 | 30.7.1955 | stricken 8.1974 | |
| Flora | F346 | Cantiere del Tirreno, Riva Trigoso, Italy | 1953 | 25.6.1955 | 28.8.1956 | stricken 1977 | |
| Triton | F347 | Cantuere Navali di Taranto, Italy | 1953 | 12.9.1954 | 10.8.1955 | stricken 1.1981 |
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Displacement standard, t |
800 |
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Displacement full, t |
900 |
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Length, m |
76.3 wl 79.0 oa |
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Breadth, m |
9.60 |
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Draught, m |
3.00 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 Ansaldo Fiat 409T diesels |
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Power, h. p. |
4400 |
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Max speed, kts |
20 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
3000(18) |
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Armament |
2 x 1 - 76/62 SMP3, 1 x 2 - 40/70 Breda-Bofors type 64, 2 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog Mk 11 ASWRL, 4 DCT, 1 DCR |
| Electronic equipment | NWS-1, CWS-1 radars, QCU-2 sonar |
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Complement |
200 |
Project history: All vessels built as part of MDAP; sisters of the Italian Albatros class. Originally classified as submarine chasers, from 1954 they were referred to as corvettes.
Modernizations: 1960-1963, all: - 2 x 1 - 76/62, 1 x 2 - 40/70, NWS-1 radar; + 2 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 34, 1 x 1 - 40/70 Bofors 315, AWS-1 radar
Naval service: No significant events.
Triton 1978
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