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LA PLACE frigates (1944-1945/1947)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Place (ex-Lorain) | F13, 1950- F713 | 846 | American SB, Lorain, USA | 10.1943 | 18.3.1944 | 1.1945 // 26.3.1947 | sunk 16.9.1950 |
| Mermoz (ex-Muskegon) | F14, 1950- F714 | 21 | Walter Butler, Superior, USA | 5.1943 | 25.7.1943 | 2.1944 // 26.3.1947 | BU ~1958 |
| Le Brix (ex-Manitowoc) | F15, 1950- F715 | 115 | Globe, Duluth, USA | 8.1943 | 30.11.1943 | 12.1944 // 25.3.1947 | BU 1958 |
| Le Verrier (ex-Emporia) | F16, 1950- F716 | 25 | Walter Butler, Superior, USA | 7/1943 | 30.8.1943 | 10.1944 // 26.3.1947 | BU 1958 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 1509 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 2238 |
| Length, m | 87.0 wl 92.6 oa |
| Breadth, m | 11.4 |
| Draught, m | 3.86 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 VTE, 3 boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 5500 |
| Max speed, kts | 20 |
| Fuel, t | oil 768 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 9500 (12) |
| Armament | 2 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 20/21, 2 x 2 - 40/56 Mk 1.2, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog Mk 10 ASWRL, 8 DCT, 2 DCR (100), balloons |
| Electronic equipment | SA, SL radars, QGA sonar |
| Complement | 176 |
Standard scale images
Forsyth 1945
Project history
Former USN frigates of Tacoma class, converted to weather ships, but classified as frigates
Modernizations
1948, all: mostly disarmed
Naval service
La Place was stricken by German magnetic mine during a storm 16.9.1950 being anchored off St. Malo.
