Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
Farnella | H135 | 572 | Clelands SB, Willington Quay | 2.12.1971 | 4.1972 // 4.1982 | returned 10.1982 |
Displacement standard, t |
1469brt |
Displacement full, t |
|
Length, m |
70.2 pp |
Breadth, m |
12.7 |
Draught, m |
8.14 |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
2 Mirrlees Blackstone diesels |
Power, h. p. |
2782 |
Max speed, kts |
16.5 |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
Endurance, nm(kts) | |
Armament |
Mk 8 Oropesa, Mk 9 Kite Otter mechanical minesweeping gear |
Electronic equipment | nav. radar |
Complement |
Project history: In spring 1982 five large stern trawlers were requisitioned by Admiralty for Falklands service as part of 11th Mine Countermeasures Squadron. They swept two Argentine minefields during a conflict.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
Farnella
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
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