Chi Lăng II 1965
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Chi Lăng II (ex-Gayety) | HQ08 | Commercial Ship Repair, Winslow, USA | 11.1943 | 19.3.1944 | 9.1944 // 4.1962 | escaped to Philippines 4.1975 (Magat Salamat) | |
| Kỳ Hòa (ex-Sentry) | HQ09 | Commercial Ship Repair, Winslow, USA | 5.1943 | 15.8.1943 | 5.1944 // 8.1962 | captured by North Vietnam 4.1975 (Kỳ Hòa) | |
| Nhut Tảo (ex-Serene) | HQ10 | Commercial Ship Repair, Winslow, USA | 8.1943 | 31.10.1943 | 6.1944 // 1.1964 | sunk 19.1.1974 | |
| Chí Linh (ex-Shelter) | HQ11 | Commercial Ship Repair, Winslow, USA | 8.1943 | 14.11.1943 | 7.1944 // 1.1964 | escaped to Philippines 4.1975 (Datu Tupas) | |
| Hà Hồi (ex-Prowess) | HQ13 | Gulf SB, Madisonville, USA | 9.1943 | 17.2.1944 | 9.1944 // 6.1970 | captured by North Vietnam 29.4.1975 (Hà Hồi) |
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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 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, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog Mk 10 ASWRL, 2 DCR |
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Electronic equipment |
SO radar, QHA sonar |
| Complement | 80 |
Project history: Former US Admirable class ocean minesweepers, converted to patrol vessels. Minesweeping equipment was removed, ASW armament was installed.
Modernizations: early 1970s, all: - 1 x 24 Hedgehog ASWRL, 2 DCR, SO radar, QHA sonar; + SPS-53 radar
Naval service: In April 1975 after the fall of Saigon Chi Lăng II and Chí Linh escaped to Philippines. Kỳ Hòa and Hà Hồi were captured by North Vietnam and incorporated by Vietnam People's Navy. Nhut Tảo was sunk 19.1.1974 by Chinese surface ships in the Battle of the Paracel Islands.
Nhut Tảo
Chi Lăng II 1962
© Ivan Gogin, 2016