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HENRI CHRISTOPHE patrol vessel (1944/1978)

Henri Christophe 1980

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Henri Christophe (ex-Samoset) MH20   Levingston SB, Orange, USA 5.6.1944 14.7.1944 27.9.1944 // 18.9.1978 out of service 1993

 

Displacement standard, t

689

Displacement full, t

835

Length, m

49.8 pp 43.6 oa

Breadth, m

10.4

Draught, m

3.65

No of shafts

1

Machinery

2 General Motors 12-278A diesel-generators, 1 electric motor

Power, h. p.

1500

Max speed, kts

13

Fuel, t

diesel oil 154

Endurance, nm(kts)

16500(9)

Armament

2 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90

Electronic equipment radar

Complement

40

Project history: Former USN Sotoyomo class auxiliary ocean tug, used as patrol vessel in Coast Guard. Transfer of one more unit, Keywadin, was cancelled in 1981.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

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