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VIETNAM / NORTH VIETNAM
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DAI KY frigate (1944/1975)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dai Ky (ex-Trần Khánh Dư, ex-Forster) | HQ-03 | Consolidated, Orange, USA | 8.1943 | 13.11.1943 | 25.1.1944 // 29.4.1975 | hulk 1998 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 1590 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 1850 |
| Length, m | 91.4 wl 93.3 oa |
| Breadth, m | 11.2 |
| Draught, m | 3.20 full load |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 4 Fairbanks Morse 38D81/8 diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 6000 |
| Max speed, kts | 21 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil 320 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 9000 (12) |
| Armament | 2 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 34, 2 x 3 - 324 Mk 32 TT, 1 x 24 Hedgehog Mk 15 ASWRL, 2 DCR (120) |
| Electronic equipment | SPS-28, SPS-10, Mk 34 radars, SQS-31 sonar |
| Complement | 170 |
Standard scale images
Dai Ky 1975
Project history
Former US FMR (Edsall) class destroyer escort, converted after WWII to radar picket. Trần Khánh Dư was 29.4.1975 captured at Saigon by North Vietnamese Army and commissioned by Vietnam People's Navy as Dai Ky.
Modernizations
early 1980s: - 2 x 3 - 324 TT, 1 x 24 Hedgehog ASWRL, 2 DCR; + 1 x 1 - 81/12 M29 mortar, 2 x 1 - 12.7/79
Naval service
No significant events.
