Forsyth 1945
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| La Place (ex-Lorain) | F13, 1950- F713 | 846 | American SB, Lorain, USA | 10.1943 | 18.3.1944 | 1.1945 // 26.3.1947 | sunk 16.9.1950 |
| Mermoz (ex-Muskegon) | F14, 1950- F714 | 21 | Walter Butler, Superior, USA | 5.1943 | 25.7.1943 | 2.1944 // 26.3.1947 | BU ~1958 |
| Le Brix (ex-Manitowoc) | F15, 1950- F715 | 115 | Globe, Duluth, USA | 8.1943 | 30.11.1943 | 12.1944 // 25.3.1947 | BU 1958 |
| Le Verrier (ex-Emporia) | F16, 1950- F716 | 25 | Walter Butler, Superior, USA | 7/1943 | 30.8.1943 | 10.1944 // 26.3.1947 | BU 1958 |
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Displacement standard, t |
1509 |
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Displacement full, t |
2238 |
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Length, m |
87.0 wl 92.6 oa |
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Breadth, m |
11.4 |
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Draught, m |
3.86 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 VTE, 3 boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
5500 |
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Max speed, kts |
20 |
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Fuel, t |
oil 768 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 9500 (12) |
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Armament |
2 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 20/21, 2 x 2 - 40/56 Mk 1.2, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog Mk 10 ASWRL, 8 DCT, 2 DCR (100), balloons |
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Electronic equipment |
SA, SL radars, QGA sonar |
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Complement |
176 |
Project history: Former USN frigates of Tacoma class, converted to weather ships, but classified as frigates
Modernizations: 1948, all: mostly disarmed
Naval service: La Place was stricken by German magnetic mine during a storm 16.9.1950 being anchored off St. Malo.
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