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ELBANO corvette (1943 / 1949)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elbano, 1951- Staffetta (ex-Prudent, ex-Privet) | 1953- A5307 | Morton, Quebec City, Canada | 8.1942 | 4.12.1942 | 6.1943 // 1949 | survey vessel 1951 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 1015 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 1375 |
| Length, m | 57.9 wl 63.5 oa |
| Breadth, m | 10.1 |
| Draught, m | 4.45 maximal full load |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | VTE, 2 boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 2800 |
| Max speed, kts | 16 |
| Fuel, t | oil 337 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 7400 (10) |
| Armament | 2 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 22, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog ASWRL, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (72) |
| Electronic equipment | SL radar, type 144 sonar |
| Complement | 90 |
Project history
'Modified Flower' corvette, transferred to the USN as Prudent and returned to RN after WWII. In 1947 she was purchased by Italian merchant shipping company as Elbano but in 1949 sold to Italian Navy. Soon after commission the conversion to survey vessel was started.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
Survey vessel Staffetta was discarded in 1970.
