Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
Northella | H301 | 909 | Hall Russell, Aberdeen | 8.7.1964 | 1964 // 4.1982 | returned 10.1982 |
Displacement standard, t |
1718brt |
Displacement full, t |
|
Length, m |
77.7 pp |
Breadth, m |
12.4 |
Draught, m |
8.11 |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
2 English Electric diesels |
Power, h. p. |
2700 |
Max speed, kts |
|
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
Endurance, nm(kts) | |
Armament |
Mk 8 Oropesa, Mk 9 Kite Otter mechanical minesweeping gears |
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.
Northella
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
© Ivan Gogin, 2016