Jupiter 1980
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
Jupiter (ex-Whippoorwill) | M101 | Bellingham SY, USA | 7.1.1954 | 13.8.1954 | 20.10.1955 // 5.12.1975 | discarded 1990 | |
Mercury (ex-Thrasher) | M102 | Tampa Marine, USA | 1.4.1954 | 6.10.1954 | 16.8.1955 // 5.12.1975 | diving tender 1992 |
Displacement standard, t |
360 |
Displacement full, t |
400 |
Length, m |
42.1 wl 44.3 oa |
Breadth, m |
8.10 |
Draught, m |
2.10 |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
2 General Motors 8-268A diesels |
Power, h. p. |
1200 |
Max speed, kts |
13 |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil 40 |
Endurance, nm(kts) |
2500(10) |
Armament |
1 x 2 - 20/70 Mk 24, mechanical, magnetic, acoustic minesweeping gear |
Electronic equipment |
SPS-53 radar, UQS-1D sonar |
Complement |
39 |
Project history: Former USN Redwing class coastal minesweepers.
Modernizations: 1980, both: - 1 x 2 - 20/70; + 1 x 1 - 20/90 GAM-B01
Naval service: No significant events.
Mercury 1976
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