B1 1949
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| B1 (ex-M328), 1953- Antilope | 1953- M5537, 6.1956- F540 | Oderwerke, Stettin, Germany | 6.1942 | 12.6.1943 | 8.1944 // 7.1949 | discarded 1958 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
637 |
|
Displacement full, t |
775 |
|
Length, m |
57.6 wl 62.3 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
8.90 |
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Draught, m |
2.34 normal 2.82 deep load |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 VTE with exhaust turbine, 2 Marine boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
2615 |
|
Max speed, kts |
17.2 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 156 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 4000(10) |
|
Armament |
2 x 1 - 105/42 SK C/32 or (1 x 1 - 105/42 SK C/32, 1 x 2 - 37/80 SK C/30), 2 x 1 - 37/80 SK C/30, 1 x 4 - 20/65 C/38, 2 x 1 - 20/65 C/38, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (42), 12 mines, mechanical, magnetic, acoustic minesweeping gear |
| Electronic equipment | S-Gerät sonar (presumably), GHG hydrophone |
|
Complement |
68 - 75 |
Project history: Former German type 1940 minesweeper assigned to USN in 1947 and transferred to Italian Navy.
Modernizations: 1956, as patrol ship: boilers were converted to oil; armament consisted of 1 x 1 - 100/47 OTO 1937, 3 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 2 DCT, radar
Naval service: No significant events.
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