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GOOD HOPE corvettes
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Hope | F432 | DCN, Lorient, France | 12.3.1976 | 5.3.1977 | 25.9.1978 // --- | completed for Argentina (Drummond) | |
| Transvaal | F102 | DCN, Lorient, France | 1.10.1976 | 13.8.1977 | 10/1978 // --- | completed for Argentina (Guerrico) |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 1100 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 1250 |
| Length, m | 76.0 pp 80.5 oa |
| Breadth, m | 10.3 |
| Draught, m | 3.55 hull 5.25 sonar |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 SEMT-Pielstick 12PC 2V400 diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 12000 |
| Max speed, kts | 24 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 4500(15) |
| Armament | 4 x 1 MM38 Exocet SSM (4 MM38), 1 x 1 - 100/55 Mle 68, 1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90, 2 x 3 - 324 ILAS-3 TT |
| Electronic equipment | DRBV-51A, Decca 202, DRBC-32E radars, 2x Panda Mk 2 e/o director, Diodon sonar, DR-2000S3, Alligator 51 ECM suites, 2x Syllex decoy RL, MINIACO C31 CCS |
| Complement | 95 |
Standard scale images
Good Hope
Project history
Good Hope and Transvaal were originally built for South Africa under French A69 project, but delivery was embargoed in September 1978. They were purchased by Argentina on 25 September 1978. They were originally ordered for the French Navy as Lieutenant de Vaisseau le Henaff and Commandant I'Herminier.
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