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NETHERLANDS
ESCORTS
BALDER corvettes (1954-1955)
Photo
Hadda 1978
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balder | P802 | Rijkswerf Willemsoord, Den Helder | 8.1953 | 24.2.1954 | 7/1954 | stricken 1985 | |
| Bulgia | P803 | Rijkswerf Willemsoord, Den Helder | 10.1953 | 24.4.1954 | 8/1954 | TS A880 1986 | |
| Freyr | P804 | Rijkswerf Willemsoord, Den Helder | 2.1954 | 17.7.1954 | 12/1954 | stricken 1986 | |
| Hadda | P805 | Rijkswerf Willemsoord, Den Helder | 4.1954 | 2.10.1954 | 2/1955 | stricken 1986 | |
| Hefring | P806 | Rijkswerf Willemsoord, Den Helder | 8.1954 | 1.12.1954 | 3/1955 | stricken 1985 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 169 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 225 |
| Length, m | 35.0 pp 36.3 oa |
| Breadth, m | 6.20 |
| Draught, m | 1.90 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 1050 |
| Max speed, kts | 15.5 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 1000(13) |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 3 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 7, 2 x 4 - 178 Mousetrap Mk 20 ASWRL, 2 DCT, 2 DCR |
| Electronic equipment | Decca radar, QCU-2 sonar |
| Complement | 28 |
Standard scale images
Balder 1975
Graphics
Hadda 1978
Project history
The five small vessels of the Balder class were built in the Netherlands under MDAP.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
