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SG16 escorts (1940 / 1944)
Photo
Commandant Bory postwar
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SG16 (ex-FR53, ex-La Curieuse) | Arsenal di Lorient, France | 8/1938 | 11.11.1939 | 3.1940 // 5.1944 | scuttled 22.8.1944 | ||
| SG17 (ex-FR54, ex-L`Impétueuse) | A C de la France, Dunkerque, France | 4.1938 | 17.8.1939 | 5.1940 // --- | never commissioned, scuttled 7.8.1944 | ||
| SG23 (ex-FR51, ex-La Batailleuse), 7.1944- UJ2231 | A C de Provence, Bourdeaux, France | 12.1937 | 22.8.1939 | 1.1940 // --- | never commissioned, scuttled 25.4.1945 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 630 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 890 |
| Length, m | 73.8 wl 78.3 oa |
| Breadth, m | 8.50 |
| Draught, m | 2.40 normal 3.20 deep load |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | Sulzer 2-stroke diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 4000 |
| Max speed, kts | 20 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil 95 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 10000(9) |
| Armament | SG16, 17: 2 x 1 - 105/42 SK C/32, 2 x 2 - 37/80 SK C/30, 3 x 2 - 20/65 C/38, 4 x 1 - 20/65 C/38 UJ2231: 1 x 1 - 105/42 SK C/32, 1 x 2 - 37/80 SK C/30, 4 x 1 - 20/65 C/38, 7 x 1 - 13.2/76, 10 DCT (of 3 different models) |
| Electronic equipment | UJ2231: S-Gerät sonar |
| Complement | 126 |
Graphics
Commandant Bory postwar
Project history
Former French aviso-minesweepers of Elan (SG16) class. Chamois, L`lmpetueuse and La Curieuse were scuttled at Toulon 27.10.1942, salvaged by Italians, renamed FR53-55 and put to repair; La Batailleuse was captured by German troops at Bizerte 30.11.1942 and transferred to Italy as FR51. In September, 1943 they all were captured by German troops and entered German fleet list.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
SG16 and SG17 were scuttled at Marseilles in August, 1944. SG23 in April, 1944 was reclassified to submarine chaser UJ2231 and was scuttled off Genoa 25.4.1945.
