Thetis 1960
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Thetis (ex-Geranium) | F340 | 728 | Simons, Renfrew, UK | 9.1939 | 23.4.1940 | 6/1940 // 1.10.1945 | stricken 5.1963 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
925 |
|
Displacement full, t |
1170 |
|
Length, m |
57.9 pp 62.5 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
10.1 |
|
Draught, m |
4.14 deep load |
|
No of shafts |
1 |
|
Machinery |
1 VTE, 2 cylindrical boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
2750 |
|
Max speed, kts |
16.5 |
|
Fuel, t |
oil 230 |
|
Endurance, nm(kts) |
3500(12) |
|
Armament |
1 x 1 - 102/45 CP Mk I, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Mk III, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog ASWRL, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (72) |
|
Electronic equipment |
type 271 or type 273 or type 291 radar, type 144 sonar |
|
Complement |
109 |
Project history: Former British 'Flower' class corvette.
Modernizations: 1947: - 2 x 1 - 20/70; + 2 x 1 - 57/40 Mk VI (saluting)
1948: - 1 x 1 - 102/45; + 1 x 1 - 75/55 M/34-38
1952: - 1 x 1 - 75/55, 2 x 1 - 20/70; + 1 x 1 CP Mk 23, 1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 7
1958: - 2 x 1 - 57/40; + 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 7
Naval service: No significant events.
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
© Ivan Gogin, 2016