Kyanwa 2010
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
Kyanwa (ex-Sedge) | A501 | Marine Iron SB, Duluth, USA | 6.10.1943 | 27.11.1943 | 5.7.1944 // 21.12.2002 | in service (2019) | |
Ologbo (ex-Cowslip) | A502 | Marine Iron SB, Duluth, USA | 16.9.1941 | 11.4.1942 | 17.10.1942 // 26.1.2003 | in service (2019) | |
Nwamba (ex-Firebush) | A503 | Duluth Iron SB, Duluth, USA | 12.11.1943 | 3.2.1944 | 20.7.1944 // 30.6.2003 | in service (2019) | |
Obula (ex-Sassafras) | A504 | Marine Iron SB, Duluth, USA | 16.8.1943 | 5.10.1943 | 23.5.1944 // 31.10.2003 | in service (2019) |
Displacement standard, t |
700 |
Displacement full, t |
1025 |
Length, m |
51.8 pp 54.9 oa |
Breadth, m |
11.3 |
Draught, m |
4.00 |
No of shafts |
1 |
Machinery |
2 General Motors EMD645 diesel-generators, 1 electric motor |
Power, h. p. |
1000 |
Max speed, kts |
13 |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
Endurance, nm(kts) |
12000(7) |
Armament |
2 x 1 - 12.7/90 |
Electronic equipment |
SPS-64(v)1 or SPS-73 radar |
Complement |
42 |
Project history: Former USCG Balsam-class buoy tenders. Intended for general logistic support duties, transferred unarmed.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
Ologbo 2010
© Ivan Gogin, 2019