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ETHIOPIA / ERITREA
ESCORTS
BELAY DERESS large patrol craft (1955/1957)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ቢል ደረሠ [Belay Deress] | - | A C Dubigeon, Nantes, France | 12.1953 | 30.9.1954 | 8.1955 // 1.1957 | to USA 1958 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 325 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 400 |
| Length, m | 53.1 |
| Breadth, m | 7.30 |
| Draught, m | 3.10 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 4 SEMT-Pielstick diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 3240 |
| Max speed, kts | 19 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 3000(12) |
| Armament | 2 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog Mk 11 ASWRL, 4 DCT, 2 DCR |
| Electronic equipment | Decca radar, DUBA-2 sonar |
| Complement | 62 |
Standard scale images
Belay Deress 1957
Project history Originally ordered by the USA as a part of a NATO order in France, where a
Originally ordered by the USA as a part of a NATO order in France, where a whole series of this type was built. Intended for West Germany under MDAP, but not delivered, being transferred to Ethiopia in 1957 under MDAP as her first warship.
Modernizations
None.
