Orla 1990
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Orla (ex-Swift) | P41 | 992 | Hall Russell, Aberdeen, UK | 23.9.1983 | 11.9.1984 | 3.5.1985 // 8.10.1988 | in service (2019) |
| Ciara (ex-Swallow) | P42 | 991 | Hall Russell, Aberdeen, UK | 24.4.1983 | 30.3.1984 | 16.11.1984 // 8.10.1988 | in service (2019) |
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Displacement standard, t |
662 |
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Displacement full, t |
712 |
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Length, m |
60.0 pp 62.6 oa |
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Breadth, m |
10.0 |
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Draught, m |
2.72 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 APE-Crossley-SEMT-Pielstick 18PA6 V280 diesels |
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Power, h. p. |
14188 |
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Max speed, kts |
28 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil 44 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
2500(17) |
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 76/62 OTO Melara Compact, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90, 4 x 1 - 7.6/90 |
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Electronic equipment |
type 1006 radar, GSA.7 Sea Archer E/O director |
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Complement |
31 |
Project history: Former British corvettes of Peacock class. Jointly funded by RN (25%) and the Hong Kong Government (75%) to replace five elderly CMSs acting as gunboats. The design was prepared by Hall Russell.
Modernizations: 1993, both: - type 1006 radar, GSA.7 Sea Archer e/o system; + Kelvin-Hughes 500A, Kelvin-Hughes Mk IV radars, Radamec 1500 e/o system
2008, both: - 2 x 1 - 12.7/90; + 2 x 1 - 20/90 Mk 20 Rh202
Naval service: No significant events.
Orla 2014
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
© Ivan Gogin, 2019