Clover 1980
No | Name | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
WMEC292 | Clover | Marine Iron & SB, Duluth | 3.12.1941 | 25.4.1942 | 8.11.1942 // 6.1979 | deleted 6.1990 | |
WMEC295 | Evergreen | Marine Iron & SB, Duluth | 15.4.1942 | 3.7.1942 | 30.4.1943 // 5.1983 | deleted 6.1990 | |
WMEC300 | Citrus | Marine Iron & SB, Duluth | 29.4.1942 | 15.8.1942 | 3.4.1943 // 2.1980 | deleted 9.1994, to Dominican Republic (C456 Almirante Juan Alejandro Acosta) |
Displacement standard, t |
935 |
Displacement full, t |
1025 |
Length, m |
54.9 |
Breadth, m |
11.3 |
Draught, m |
4.00 |
No of shafts |
1 |
Machinery |
2 diesel-generators, 1 electric motor |
Power, h. p. |
1000 |
Max speed, kts |
13 |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
Endurance, nm(kts) |
14000-16000(7) |
Armament |
2 x 1 - 12.7/90, 2 x 1 - 40/17 Mk 19 grenade launchers |
Electronic equipment |
2x SPS-64(v)1 radars |
Complement |
52 |
Project history: Former USCG Balsam class 180ft seagoing buoy tenders, converted to cutters.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
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