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Nhut Tảo

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Chi Lăng II (ex-Gayety)	HQ08		Commercial Ship Repair, Winslow, USA	11.1943	19.3.1944	9.1944 // 4.1962	escaped to Philippines 4.1975 (Magat Salamat)
Kỳ Hòa (ex-Sentry)	HQ09		Commercial Ship Repair, Winslow, USA	5.1943	15.8.1943	5.1944 // 8.1962	captured by North Vietnam 4.1975 (Kỳ Hòa)
Nhut Tảo (ex-Serene)	HQ10		Commercial Ship Repair, Winslow, USA	8.1943	31.10.1943	6.1944 // 1.1964	sunk 19.1.1974
Chí Linh (ex-Shelter)	HQ11		Commercial Ship Repair, Winslow, USA	8.1943	14.11.1943	7.1944 // 1.1964	escaped to Philippines 4.1975 (Datu Tupas)
Hà Hồi (ex-Prowess)	HQ13		Gulf SB, Madisonville, USA	9.1943	17.2.1944	9.1944 // 6.1970	captured by North Vietnam 29.4.1975 (Hà Hồi)

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	825
Displacement full, t	945
Length, m	54.9 wl 56.2 oa
Breadth, m	10.1
Draught, m	2.97
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 Cooper Bessemer diesels
Power, h. p.	1710
Max speed, kts	14
Fuel, t	diesel oil 140
Endurance, nm(kts)	8500 (12)
Armament	1 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 22, 2 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 4 x 2 - 20/70 Mk 24, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog Mk 10 ASWRL, 2 DCR
Electronic equipment	SO radar, QHA sonar
Complement	80

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Project history

Former US Admirable class ocean minesweepers, converted to patrol vessels. Minesweeping equipment was removed, ASW armament was installed.

Modernizations

early 1970s, all: - 1 x 24 Hedgehog ASWRL, 2 DCR, SO radar, QHA sonar; + SPS-53 radar

Naval service

In April 1975 after the fall of Saigon Chi Lăng II and Chí Linh escaped to Philippines. Kỳ Hòa and Hà Hồi were captured by North Vietnam and incorporated by Vietnam People's Navy. Nhut Tảo was sunk 19.1.1974 by Chinese surface ships in the Battle of the Paracel Islands.