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ONVERSAAGD ocean minesweepers (1954-1955)


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Onbevreesd 1979

Ships


Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Onversaagd M884, 8.1965- A854   Astoria Marine, USA 9/1952 11.4.1953 5.1954 survey vessel 4.1973
Onbevreesd M885, 8.1965- A855   Astoria Marine, USA 12/1952 7.11.1953 9.1954 HQ vessel 3.1976
Onverschrokken M886, 8.1965- A856   Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, USA 2/1952 17.1.1953 7.1954 trials ship Mercuur 5.1973
Onvermoeid M887, 8.1965- A857   Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, USA 2/1952 2.5.1953 9.1954 stricken 10.1971
Onvervaard M888, 8.1965- A858   Astoria Marine, USA 4/1952 6.3.1954 1.1955 stricken 5.1982
Onverdroten M889, 8.1965- A859   Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, USA 2/1952 22.8.1953 11.1954 stricken 5.1982


Technical data


Displacement standard, t

637

Displacement full, t

735

Length, m

50.3 wl 52.3 oa

Breadth, m

10.4

Draught, m

4.00

No of shafts

2

Machinery

4 Packard diesels

Power, h. p.

2280

Max speed, kts

14

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

2400(12)

Armament

1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90, A Mk 2, A Mk 4, A Mk 6 acoustic, M Mk 5, M Mk 6, M Mk 7 magnetic, Oropesa No.1 mechanical minesweeping gear

Electronic equipment

SPS-53 radar, UQS-1 sonar

Complement

70



Standard scale images


<i>Onversaagd </i>1965
Onversaagd 1965


Graphics


<i>Onbevreesd</i> 1979
Onbevreesd 1979


Project history

Ocean minesweepers of the Agile class were transferred in 1954-1955 under MDAP. They had wooden hulls and diesels of nonmagnetic stainless steel alloy.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.