similar Anglesey 2000
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Jura | P296 | 960 | Hall Russell, Aberdeen | 1973 // 1975 | returned 1.1977 | ||
| Westra | 962 | Hall Russell, Aberdeen | 6.8.1974 | 1975 // 1975 | sold 2006 |
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Displacement standard, t |
778 |
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Displacement full, t |
1285 |
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Length, m |
59.4 |
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Breadth, m |
11.0 |
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Draught, m |
4.26 |
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No of shafts |
1 |
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Machinery |
2 British Polar SP11 2VS-F diesels |
|
Power, h. p. |
4200 |
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Max speed, kts |
16.5 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil 200 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
|
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Armament |
P296: 1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3 Westra: none |
|
Electronic equipment |
radar |
|
Complement |
43 |
Project history: Under considerable political pressure to provide defence for offshore resources in the new 200-mile Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), the Royal Navy initiated studies of sea-keeping characteristics. These established criteria of length, beam, freeboard and subdivision, and thereafter commercial designs were might which approximated to the parameters. The best answer appeared to be a pair of trawler-type fishery protection vessels, Jura and Westra, operated by the Scottish Department of Fisheries. Jura (P 296) was chartered in 1975 and armed with a 40mm gun. She proved successful and the design of the 'Island' class was adapted from it.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: When HMS Jersey became operational in January 1977, Jura was returned to her owners.
Jura 1978
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
© Ivan Gogin, 2016