Kong Haakon VII 1943
No | Name | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
Kong Haakon VII (ex-PC467) | Geo Lawley, Neponset, USA | 10.1941 | 29.4.1942 | 6.1942 // 9.1942 | stricken 8.1957 |
Displacement standard, t |
280 |
Displacement full, t |
330 |
Length, m |
51.8 wl 52.9 oa |
Breadth, m |
7.06 |
Draught, m |
2.36 full load |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
2 diesels |
Power, h. p. |
2880 |
Max speed, kts |
21 |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil 49 |
Endurance, nm(kts) | 3000 (12) - 4800 (12) |
Armament |
2 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 20/21, 3 х 1 - 12.7/90, 2 DCT, 2 DCR |
Electronic equipment |
QHA sonar |
Complement | 59 |
Project history: American PC-class submarine chaser, transferred by Roosevelt as a gift to Norwegian King Haakon.
Modernizations: 1943 - 1944: - 1 x 1 - 76/50, 3 x 1 - 12.7/90; + 1 x 1 - 40/56 Bofors Mk III, 5 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, 2 DCT, SF or SO or SU radar
Naval service: No significant events.
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