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EL FATEH destroyers (1944/1956)
Photo
El Fateh 1977
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| قاهر [El Qaher] (ex-Myngs) | Vickers-Armstrong, Tyne | 5/1942 | 31.5.1943 | 6/1944 // 7.1956 | sunk 16.5.1970 | ||
| الفاتح [El Fateh] (ex-Zenith) | 833, 1982- 921 | Denny, Dumbarton | 5/1942 | 5.6.1944 | 12/1944 // 7.1956 | stricken 2006 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 1730 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 2575 |
| Length, m | 103.5 pp 110.6 oa |
| Breadth, m | 10.9 |
| Draught, m | 4.42 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 sets Parsons geared steam turbines, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 40000 |
| Max speed, kts | 36.75 |
| Fuel, t | oil 588 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 4675(20) |
| Armament | 4 x 1 - 114/45 Mk 5, 1 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 5, 4 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 7, 2 x 4 - 533 TT, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (130) |
| Electronic equipment | type 275, type 291, type 293 radars, type 144Q sonar |
| Complement | 222 |
Standard scale images
El Qaher 1960
El Fateh 1975
Graphics
El Fateh 1977
El Fateh 1994
Project history
Purchased from RN in 1955 and refitted before delivery.
Modernizations
1964, both: + type 960 radar
late 1980s, El Qaher: - 1 x 2 - 40/60, 4 x 1 - 40/60, 4 DCT, 2 DCR, type 291, type 293, type 960 radars, type 123A, 127 sonars; + 2 x 1 Strela-2M SAM, 2 x 2 - 37/63 type 81, SNW-1, Decca 916 radars
Naval service
El Qaher was sunk 16.5.1970 in the Red Sea by Israeli aircraft at Ras Banas.
