Eilath 1955
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| אֵילַת [Eilath] (ex-Medina Ivrit, ex-Northland), 1957- מצפן [Matzpen] | A16 | Newport News, USA | 8.1926 | 5.2.1927 | 5.1927 // 21.5.1948 | retired 1962 |
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Displacement standard, t |
1785 trials |
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Displacement full, t |
2150 |
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Length, m |
61.0 wl 66.0 oa |
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Breadth, m |
11.9 |
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Draught, m |
4.17 trials |
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No of shafts |
1 |
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Machinery |
1 electric motor, 2 diesel-generators |
|
Power, h. p. |
1000 |
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Max speed, kts |
11.5 |
|
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 12000 (10) |
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 21, 10 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, 4 DCT |
| Electronic equipment | SC-1, SF radars, QCJ-3 sonar |
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Complement |
107 |
Project history: USCG cutter acquired in 1948 (between 1947 and 1948 mercantile Medina Ivrit). Sloop type, of exceptionally strong construction with icebreaker bows specially built for Bering Sea.
Modernizations: 1948: + 1 x 1 - 60/~12 mountain gun on deck
1949: - 1 x 1 - 60/~12
Naval service: She rammed an RN destroyer during her immigrant running days and had a 60mm mountain gun lashed to the deck during the 1948-49 war. Served in Israeli Navy as TS (mainmast and forward 76mm gun removed) and later as depot ship for MTBs.
© Ivan Gogin, 2016