Otter 1965
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Otter (ex-Smyrna River, ex-LSM(R)532) | L754 | Brown SB, Houston, USA | 6/1945 | 7.7.1945 | 10.1945 // 5.8.1958 | stricken 9.1967 | |
| Natter (ex-Thames River, ex-LSM(R)534) | L755 | Brown SB, Houston, USA | 6/1945 | 7/1945 | 10.1945 // 5.8.1958 | stricken 12.1967 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
994 |
|
Displacement full, t |
1175 |
|
Length, m |
59.9 wl 62.0 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
10.5 |
|
Draught, m |
2.06 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 diesels |
|
Power, h. p. |
2800 |
|
Max speed, kts |
13 |
|
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) |
3000 (12) |
|
Armament |
1 x 1 - 127/38 Mk 30, 2 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 4 x 2 - 20/70 Mk 24, 4 x 1 - 107/9.5 chemical mortars, 5 x 2 - 127 automatic rocket launchers |
| Electronic equipment | radar |
| Complement |
143 |
Project history: Former USN LSM(R)501 class support landing ships, commissioned by Bundesmarine as Type 551.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
© Ivan Gogin, 2016