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GOOD HOPE frigates (1944-1945)
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Transvaal 1971
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Hope (ex-Loch Boisdale) | K432, 1950- F432 | Blyth, UK | 11.1943 | 5.7.1944 | 12.1944 | scuttled 12.12.1978 | |
| Natal (ex-Loch Cree) | K10, 1950- F10 | Swan Hunter, Wallsend, UK | 10.1943 | 19.6.1944 | 3.1945 | survey vessel 1957, sunk as target 19.9.1972 | |
| Transvaal (ex-Loch Ard) | K602, 1950- F602 | Harland & Wolff, Belfast, UK | 1.1944 | 2.8.1944 | 5.1945 | scuttled 3.8.1978 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 1435 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 2260 |
| Length, m | 87.2 pp 93.6 oa |
| Breadth, m | 11.8 |
| Draught, m | 3.76 deep load |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 VTE, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 5500 |
| Max speed, kts | 19.5 |
| Fuel, t | oil 724 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 7000(15) |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 102/45 QF Mk XXI, 1 x 4 - 40/39 2pdr QF Mk VIII, 6 x 1 - 40/56 Bofors Mk III, 2 x 3 - 305 Squid Mk III ASWRL, 2 DCT, 1 DCR (15) |
| Electronic equipment | type 277 radar, type 144, type 147B sonars |
| Complement | 177 |
Standard scale images
Good Hope 1944
Transvaal 1965
Graphics
Transvaal 1971
Project history
Royal Navy 'Loch' class frigates completed for Royal South African Navy.
Modernizations
1955, Good Hope; 1962, Transvaal: forecastle was extended aft.
Naval service
No significant events.
© Ivan Gogin, 2016
