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VRYSTAAT frigate (1944/1956)
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Vrystaat 1970
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vrystaat (ex-Wrangler) | F157 | Vickers-Armstrong, Barrow, UK | 9/1942 | 30.12.1943 | 7/1944 // 29.11.1956 | sunk as target 14.4.1976 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 2240 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 2850 |
| Length, m | 103.5 pp 109.2 oa |
| Breadth, m | 10.9 |
| Draught, m | 4.20 - 4.30 |
| 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 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 3000 (20) (with 476 t of oil) |
| Armament | 1 x 2 - 102/45 Mk 19, 1 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 5, 2 x 3 - 305 Squid Mk 4 ASWRL |
| Electronic equipment | type 278, type 262, type 293 radars, type 170, type 174 sonars |
| Complement | 195 |
Standard scale images
Vrystaat 1960
Graphics
Vrystaat 1970
Project history
Former Royal Navy 'W' class destroyer, converted in RN service to frigate under type 15 design. Two further Type 15 purchases (Roebuck and one another ships) were cancelled in 1956.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
© Ivan Gogin, 2016
