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KUANG CHOU corvettes (1944-1945/1949)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 廣州 [Kuang Chou] (ex-Yuan Pei, ex-Ta Shun, ex-Bowmanville, ex-Nunnery Castle) | 602 | Pickersgill, Sunderland, UK | 8.1943 | 26.1.1944 | 9.1944 // 1949 | stricken 1986 | |
| (ex-Shih Lin, ex-Hsi Ling, ex-Ta Tung, ex-Copper Cliff, ex-Hever Castle) | Blyth, UK | 6.1943 | 24.2.1944 | 7.1944 // 1949 | discarded 1960s |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 1010 - 1060 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 1590 - 1630 |
| Length, m | 68.6 pp 76.8 oa |
| Breadth, m | 11.2 |
| Draught, m | 4.11 - 4.19 deep load |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 VTE, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 2750 |
| Max speed, kts | 16.5 |
| Fuel, t | oil 480 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 6200(15) |
| Armament | 2 x 1 - 130/51 B-13, 1 x 1 - 45/69 21KM, 5 x 1 - 37/73 70K |
| Electronic equipment | radar |
| Complement | 120 |
Project history
Former RCN Castle class corvettes were sold as merchantmen to China in 1947, two were rearmed by Communist Government and commissioned by PLAN.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
© Ivan Gogin, 2015
