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MIVTAKH frigates (1944/1949-1952)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| מבטח [Mivtakh] (ex-Orkney) | K28 | Canadian Yarrow, Esquimalt, Canada | 5.1943 | 18.9.1943 | 4.1944 // 20.4.1949 | to Sri Lanka 1959 (මහසෙන් [Mahasena]) | |
| משגב [Misgav] (ex-Strathadam) | K30 | Canadian Yarrow, Esquimalt, Canada | 12.1943 | 20.3.1944 | 9.1944 // 2.1950 | sunk as target 1970 | |
| מזנק [Misnak] (ex-Hallowell) | K32 | Canadian Vickers, Montreal, Canada | 11.1943 | 28.3.1944 | 8.1944 // 1952 | to Sri Lanka 1959 (ගජබාහු [Gajabahu]) |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 1460 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 2180 |
| Length, m | 86.3 pp 91.8 oa |
| Breadth, m | 11.2 |
| Draught, m | 3.89 deep load |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 VTE, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 5500 |
| Max speed, kts | 20 |
| Fuel, t | oil 646 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 1 x 2 - 102/45 Mk 19, 1 x 1 - 76/40 HA/LA Mk 9, 4 x 2 - 20/70 Mk 5, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog Mk 10 ASWRL, 8 DCT, 2 DCR (150) |
| Electronic equipment | SU radar, type 144 sonar |
| Complement | 140 |
Standard scale images
Mivtakh 1955
Project history
Ex-Canadian frigates sold to mercantile service in 1945-1947, from which the Israeli Navy acquired them.
Modernizations
1956, Misgav: + 1 x 1 - 102/45 Mk 20
Naval service
No significant events.
