Gneisenau 1958
Gneisenau 1960
Gneisenau 1965
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Gneisenau (ex-Oakley) | F212 | Yarrow, Scotstoun, UK | 8/1940 | 15.1.1942 | 5/1942 // 18.10.1958 | stricken 6.1966 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
1050 |
|
Displacement full, t |
1610 |
|
Length, m |
80.6 pp 86.1 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
9.60 |
|
Draught, m |
3.78 deep load |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 sets Parsons geared steam turbines, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
19000 |
|
Max speed, kts |
27 |
|
Fuel, t |
oil 280 |
|
Endurance, nm(kts) |
2000(12) |
|
Armament |
3 x 2 - 102/45 Mk 19, 1 x 4 - 40/39 Mk 7, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 7, 2 DCT, 3 DCR (60) |
| Electronic equipment | type 271, type 285, type 291 radars, type 128 sonar |
|
Complement |
168 |
Project history: British 'Hunt' Type 2 class escort destroyer. She was purchased in 1957, renamed and designated Type 138.
Modernizations: 1959: - 1 x 2 - 102/45, 1 x 4 - 40/39, 2 x 1 - 20/70; + 2 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 7
3/1964, new armament and sensors consisted of: 1 x 1 - 100/55 Mle 1953, 1 x 2 - 40/70 Breda-Bofors 106, 2 x 1 - 40/70 Breda-Bofors 107, DA02, M40 radars; bridge, mast, funnel were rebuilt
Naval service: Gneisenau served as gunnery TS.
© Ivan Gogin, 2016