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HATIKVAH patrol ship (1897/1948)

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
הַתִּקְוָה [Hatikvah] (ex-Gresham) K22   Globe I W, Cleveland, USA 1/1896 12.9.1896 5.1897 // 1948 retired late 1950s

 

Displacement normal, t

936

Displacement full, t

1190

Length, m

62.6 oa 58.8 wl

Breadth, m

9.75

Draught, m

3.35

No of shafts

1

Machinery

1 VTE, 4 single-end boilers

Power, h. p.

2500

Max speed, kts

17

Fuel, t

coal

Endurance, nm(kts)  

Armament

4 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 6

Electronic equipment presumably radar

Complement

73

Project history: Former USCG cutter Gresham, acquired by Israeli Navy from mercantile service.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

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