Ethiopia 1963
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
| ኢትዮጵያ [Ethiopia] (ex-Orca) | A01 | Lake Washington, Houghton, USA | 13.7.1942 | 4.10.1942 | 23.1.1944 // 1.1962 | escaped to Yemen 1991, hulk |
|
Displacement standard, t |
1766 |
|
Displacement full, t |
2800 |
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Length, m |
91.4 wl 94.7 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
12.5 |
|
Draught, m |
4.10 full load |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
4 Fairbanks-Morse 38D81/8x10 diesel-generators, 2 electric motors |
|
Power, h. p. |
6080 |
|
Max speed, kts |
18.2 |
|
Fuel, t |
diesel oil 260 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 6000 (12) |
|
Armament |
1 x 1 - 127/38 Mk 30, 2 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3 |
|
Electronic equipment |
SPS-12, Mk 26, nav. radars |
|
Complement |
215 |
Project history: Former USN Barnegat class seaplane tender, converted before transfer to TS and became the flagship of the Ethiopian Navy.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Ethiopia escaped to Yemen in 1991 after Eritrea became independent. She was hulked soon after arriving to Yemen and sold for scrap in 1993.
Ethiopia 1972
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