Albatros 1946
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Names |
L1 Altair (ex-ML...) L2 Belatrix (ex-ML...) L3 Canopus (ex-ML...) L4 Deneb (ex-ML...) L5 Espiga (ex-ML...) L6 Fomalhaut (ex-ML...) |
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Builders |
UK: L1 Altair, L2 Belatrix, L3 Canopus, L4 Deneb, L5 Espiga, L6 Fomalhaut |
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Completed |
1942 - 1944 // 1946: L1 Altair, L2 Belatrix, L3 Canopus, L4 Deneb, L5 Espiga, L6 Fomalhaut |
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Losses |
None |
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Transfers |
None |
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Discarding |
1951: L2 Belatrix 1955: L1 Altair 1959: L3 Canopus, L4 Deneb, L5 Espiga, L6 Fomalhaut |
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Displacement standard, t |
75.5 |
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Displacement full, t |
85.6 |
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Length, m |
34.8 |
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Breadth, m |
5.59 |
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Draught, m |
1.45 deep load |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 Hall-Scott petrol engines |
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Power, h. p. |
1200 |
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Max speed, kts |
18 |
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Fuel, t |
petrol 10500 l |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 47/40 Hotchkiss, 1 x 2 - 20/70 Oerlikon, 1 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon, 2 x 2 - 7.7/94, 2 DCT (6), 14 DC or 8 - 9 mines |
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Electronic equipment |
type 291U or type 293 radar, type 134 sonar |
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Complement |
16 |
Project history: Fairmile B type motor launches, purchased from Royal Navy.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: In early 1950s all survived launches were converted to rescue duty.
Altair 1949
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