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MINE WARFARE SHIPS

TEMERARIO patrol minesweepers (1972-1973/1991)

Temerario 2000

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Temerario (ex-Riesa) 31 270 Peenewerft, Wolgast, East Germany     3.2.1973 // 8.11.1991 in service (2019)
Valiente (ex-Eilenburg) 32 269 Peenewerft, Wolgast, East Germany     22.12.1972 // 8.11.1991 collision 5.8.2000
Fortuna (ex-Bernau) 33 268 Peenewerft, Wolgast, East Germany     1.12.1973 // 8.11.1991 stricken 2014
Audaz (ex-Eisleben) 34 273 Peenewerft, Wolgast, East Germany     24.5.1973 // 8.11.1991 in service (2019)

 

Displacement standard, t

436

Displacement full, t

470

Length, m

56.8

Breadth, m

7.72

Draught, m

2.36

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 40DM diesels

Power, h. p.

5000

Max speed, kts

18.4

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts) 2000(15)

Armament

SDGR/L, MSG-1S/SP, MSG-2/SP USV, HFG-13, HFG-24, FRG-1 magnetic and AT-2 acoustic minesweeping gear

Electronic equipment

TSR-333 radar

Complement

30

Project history: Former Volksmarine's 'Kondor-II' class patrol minesweepers, transferred without guns and SAMs but with most of minesweeping equipment.

Modernizations: 1997, all: - TSR-333 radar; + 1 x 1 - 40/70 Bofors 564, Raytheon 1900 radar

Naval service: Valiente was hit by Panamanian merchant ship Skyros 3.8.2000 and sank.

Audaz 2012

Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.

© Ivan Gogin, 2019