Marne 1947
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Marne (ex-M442) | 1950- M609 | 553 | P. Smit, Rotterdam, Netherlands | 5.1941 | 17.8.1942 | 12.1942 // 10.1947 | BU 1953 |
| Suippe (ex-M432) | 1950- M610 | 285 | Nederlandsche Scheepsbow, Amsterdam, Netherlands | 4.1941 | 7.3.1942 | 10.1942 // 10.1947 | BU 1953 |
| Aisne (ex-M452) | 797 | Gusto / Smulders, Schiedam, Netherlands | 19.12.1942 | 2.1943 // 10.1947 | BU 1949 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
637 |
|
Displacement full, t |
775 |
|
Length, m |
57.6 wl 62.3 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
8.90 |
|
Draught, m |
2.34 normal 2.82 deep load |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 VTE with exhaust turbine, 2 Marine boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
2615 |
|
Max speed, kts |
17.2 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 156 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 4000(10) |
|
Armament |
2 x 1 - 105/45 SK C/32, (3 - 4) x 1 - 37/69 FlaK M/42, 1 x 4 - 20/65 C/38, 2 x 1 - 15/84, 2 x 1 - 86 R Ag M42/43 AARL, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (42), 12 mines, mechanical, magnetic, acoustic minesweeping gear |
| Electronic equipment | S-Gerät, GHG sonars |
|
Complement |
75 |
Project history: Ex-German minesweepers of 1940 type. In addition France received M275, 277, 404, 408, 424, 434, 454, 475, 476 and 495 of this type but none saw active service and they were BU by 1949.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
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