Wilton 1990
|
Name |
No |
Yard No |
Builder |
Laid down |
Launched |
Comp |
Fate |
|
Wilton |
M1116 |
4231 | Vosper Thornycroft, Woolston | 7.8.1970 | 18.1.1972 | 14.7.1973 | sold 1994 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
|
|
Displacement full, t |
450 |
|
Length, m |
44.2 wl 46.3 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
8.90 |
|
Draught, m |
2.50 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 Napier Deltic 18-7A diesels |
|
Power, h. p. |
3000 |
|
Max speed, kts |
16 |
|
Fuel, t |
diesel oil 45 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 2300(13) |
|
Armament |
1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 7, 2 inflatable boats, 4 divers, Sperry Towed Acoustic Generator (TAG) |
|
Electronic equipment |
type 975 radar, type 193M sonar |
|
Complement |
37 |
Project history: The prototype Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP) minesweeper/hunter, and the first of her kind in the world. To test the new nonmagnetic material against wooden construction a copy of the 'Ton' class was built in GRP and equipped with machinery and gear stripped from Derriton before the latter was broken up. She was a great success, having weathered two collisions without serious damage.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: In 1991 she was transferred to the Dartmouth Training Squadron.
Wilton 1980
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
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