Graf Spee 1959
Graf Spee 1963
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Graf Spee (ex-Flamingo) | F215 | Yarrow, Scotstoun, UK | 5.1938 | 18.4.1939 | 12.1939 // 21.2.1959 | stricken 7.1964 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
1300 |
|
Displacement full, t |
1945 |
|
Length, m |
91.3 |
|
Breadth, m |
11.4 |
|
Draught, m |
3.33 - 3.56 deep load |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 sets Parsons geared steam turbines, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
4300 |
|
Max speed, kts |
19.75 |
|
Fuel, t |
oil 428 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 3200(12) |
|
Armament |
3 x 2 - 102/45 Mk 19, 1 x 4 - 40/39 Mk 7, 2 x 2 - 20/70 Mk 5, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 7, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog ASWRL, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (110) |
| Electronic equipment | type 271, type 285, type 286 radars, type 144 sonar |
|
Complement |
180 |
Project history: British Black Swan class sloop, purchased in 1957, renamed and designated Type 138.
Modernizations: 1961: new armament and sensors consisted of 2 x 2 - 40/70 Breda-Bofors 106, 2 x 1 - 40/70 Breda-Bofors 107, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog ASWRL, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (110), KH-14 radar, type 144 sonar
Naval service: Graf Spee was used for cadet training.
© Ivan Gogin, 2016