Beskytteren 1960
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
Beskytteren (ex-LSM390) | N50, 1955- N60 | Charleston N Yd, USA | 11/1944 | 12.12.1944 | 1.1945 // 8.6.1954 | stricken 11.1964 | |
Vindhunden (ex-LSM392) | N51, 1955- N61 | Charleston N Yd, USA | 11/1944 | 17.12.1944 | 2.1945 // 22.6.1954 | stricken 11.1964 |
Displacement standard, t |
753 |
Displacement full, t |
1095 |
Length, m |
59.9 wl 62.0 oa |
Breadth, m |
10.5 |
Draught, m |
2.60 |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
4 General Motors diesels |
Power, h. p. |
2800 |
Max speed, kts |
13 |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
Endurance, nm(kts) | 2500(12) |
Armament |
4 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 3, 400 mines |
Electronic equipment | radar |
Complement | 70 |
Project history: Former USN LSM class medium landing ships, converted to minelayers before transfer.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
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