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VEDETTA patrol craft (1955 / 1959)
Photo
Vedetta 1969
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vedetta (ex-PC1616, ex-Belay Deress) | F597 | A C Dubigeon, Brest, France | 1953 | 30.9.1954 | 8.1955 // 11.1959 | stricken 5.1978 |
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 7, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog ASWRL, 2 DCT, 1 DCR |
| Electronic equipment | Decca radar, DUBA-2 sonar |
| Complement | 62 |
Standard scale images
Vedetta 1963
Graphics
Vedetta 1969
Project history
She was built at Brest as PC1616 under MDAP for Germany. However, she was delivered instead to Ethiopia in 1957 as Belay Deress. She was too sophisticated for the Ethiopian Navy, so she was again transferred under MDAP to Italy. She was delivered on 3 February 1959. After refitting she was classed as a corvette, and was mainly used as a fishery protection vessel.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
