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AKBA BEN NASEH submarine chasers (1940-1946/1949)

Akba Ben Naseh 1950

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
أكبا بن نسه  [Akba Ben Naseh] (ex-Bayonne, ex-Ch10)     F C de la Méditerranée, Le Havre, France 1938 1940 1940 // 1949 stricken 1984
ترك بن سيد [Tarek Ben Said] (ex-Calais, ex-Ch13)     A C de la Seine-Maritime, Le Trait, France 1938 1940 1940 // 1949 stricken 1984
أبدوله إبن أرسي [Abdullah Ibn Arissi] (ex-Ch19)     F C de la Méditerranée, Le Havre, France 1939 1941 1946 // 1949 stricken 1984
 

Displacement standard, t

107

Displacement full, t

137

Length, m

35.5 pp 37.1 oa

Breadth, m

5.66

Draught, m

1.95

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 MAN diesels

Power, h. p.

1130

Max speed, kts

15.5

Fuel, t

diesel oil 5.5

Endurance, nm(kts) 1200(8)

Armament

2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4, 4 DCT, 1 DCR (20)

Electronic equipment none

Complement

28

Project history: Former French Ch5 class submarine chasers, transferred in 1949 to form the nucleus of the Syrian Navy.

Modernizations: 1955-1956, all: were rebuilt, funnels were removed.

Naval service: No significant events.

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