Kỳ Hòa 1975
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Kỳ Hòa (ex-Kỳ Hòa, ex-Sentry) | HQ-05 | Commercial Ship Repair, Winslow, USA | 5.1943 | 15.8.1943 | 5.1944 // 4.1975 | deleted early 1990s | |
| Hà Hồi (ex-Hà Hồi, ex-Prowess) | HQ-07 | Gulf SB, Madisonville, USA | 9.1943 | 17.2.1944 | 9.1944 // 29.4.1975 | stricken 1998 |
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Displacement standard, t |
825 |
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Displacement full, t |
945 |
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Length, m |
54.9 wl 56.2 oa |
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Breadth, m |
10.1 |
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Draught, m |
2.97 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 Cooper Bessemer GSB-8 diesels |
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Power, h. p. |
1710 |
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Max speed, kts |
14 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil 140 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 8500 (12) |
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 22, 2 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 4 x 2 - 20/70 Mk 24 |
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Electronic equipment |
SPS-53 radar |
| Complement | 80 |
Project history: Former US Admirable class ocean minesweepers, converted to patrol vessels. Kỳ Hòa and Hà Hồi were captured by North Vietnam and incorporated by Vietnam People's Navy.
Modernizations: early 1980s, both: - 1 x 1 - 76/50, 2 x 1 - 40/60, 4 x 2 - 20/70; + 1 x 2 - 57/79 ZIF-31, 2 x 1 - 37/63 70K, 3 x 2 - 23/82 ZU-23-2
Naval service: No significant events.
© Ivan Gogin, 2019