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MINE WARFARE SHIPS AND CRAFT
MATROUH ocean minesweepers (1941-1942/1946-1949)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| مطروح [Matrouh] (ex-Stornoway) | Robb, Leith, UK | 7/1940 | 10.6.1941 | 11.1941 // 9.1946 | lost 1968-69 | ||
| نصر [Nasr] (ex-Bude) | Lobnitz, Renfrew, UK | 4/1940 | 4.9.1940 | 2.1941 // 1946 | expended 1972 | ||
| السلوم [Sollum] (ex-Wedgeport) | Dufferin, Toronto, Canada | 2.8.1941 | 4/1942 // 1949 | foundered 7.4.1953 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 688 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 875 |
| Length, m | 54.9 |
| Breadth, m | 8.69 |
| Draught, m | 3.12 deep load (3.73 by screws) |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 VTE, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 2400 |
| Max speed, kts | 16.5 |
| Fuel, t | oil 150 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 4000(10) |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 102/45 CP Mk I, 1 x 1 - 76/45 Mk IV, 2 x 1 - 40/60 Mk III, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk III, 2 DCT |
| Electronic equipment | type 291U radar, type 128 sonar |
| Complement | 87 |
Standard scale images
Matrouh 1960
Project history
Former British Bangor class minesweepers, rated as corvettes.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
Details of the loss of Matrouh are not available. Sollum foundered 7.4.1953 off Alexandria in heavy weather.
