Caheu 1965
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Cacheu (ex-Comandante Almeida Carvalho, ex-Fort York) | F470 | Dufferin, Toronto, Canada | 2.1941 | 24.8.1941 | 2/1942 // 1965 | discarded 1971 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
656 - 688 |
|
Displacement full, t |
825 - 875 |
|
Length, m |
54.9 |
|
Breadth, m |
8.69 |
|
Draught, m |
2.97 - 3.12 deep load (3.56 - 3.73 by screws) |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 VTE, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
2400 |
|
Max speed, kts |
16.5 |
|
Fuel, t |
oil 150 |
|
Endurance, nm(kts) |
4000(10) |
|
Armament |
1 x 1 - 76/45 Mk 4, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 7 |
| Electronic equipment | radar |
|
Complement |
60 - 87 |
Project history: The Bangor class fleet minesweepers Caraquet and Fort York were built in Canada in 1941 and served in the Royal Navy before being sold to Portuguese Navy in 1946 and 1950 respectively and renamed Almirante Lacerda (A525) and Comandante Almeida Carvalho (A527). Both were originally employed as survey ships, but in 1965 Carvalho was renamed Cacheu and reclassified as a corvette.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
© Ivan Gogin, 2015