Hessa 1943
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
| Hessa (ex-SC683) | 1950- P391 | American Cruiser, Detroit, USA | 4.1942 | 14.10.1942 | 11.1942 // 10.1943 | stricken 1959 | |
| Hitra (ex-SC718) | 1950- P392 | Fisher, Detroit, USA | 9.1942 | 31.3.1943 | 5.1943 // 10.1943 | stricken 1959 | |
| Vigra (ex-SC1061) | 1950- P393 | Harris & Parsons, Greenwich, USA | 5.1942 | 26.9.1942 | 1.1943 // 10.1943 | stricken 1959 |
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Displacement standard, t |
121 |
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Displacement full, t |
136 |
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Length, m |
32.8 wl 33.8 oa |
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Breadth, m |
5.50 |
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Draught, m |
2.00 full load |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 General Motors diesels |
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Power, h. p. |
2400 |
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Max speed, kts |
21 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil 18 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 1500 (12) |
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 40/56 Mk 1.2, 3 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4, 2 x 4 - 178 Mousetrap Mk 20 ASWRL, 2 DCT, 2 DCR (34) |
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Electronic equipment |
SF or SO or SU or SCR-517A or SW-1C radar, QC sonar |
| Complement | 27 |
Project history: Ex-USN submarine chasers of standard 110ft type.
Modernizations: 1947, all: + 1 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, 2 x 1 - 7.6/92
Naval service: Hitra was restored in 1987 and reacquired as TS with hull number HP15, armed with 1 40mm/60 Mk 3 and 2 20mm/70 Mk 10 guns.
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