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PHAM NGŨ LAÕ frigate (1943/1975)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phạm Ngũ Lão (ex-Absecon) | HQ-01 | Lake Washington, Houghton, USA | 7.1941 | 8.3.1942 | 28.1.1943 // 4.1975 | deleted ~2005-2006 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 2040 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 2800 |
| Length, m | 91.4 wl 94.7 oa |
| Breadth, m | 12.5 |
| Draught, m | 3.78 full load |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 4 Fairbank-Morse diesel-generators, 2 electric motors |
| Power, h. p. | 6080 |
| Max speed, kts | 18 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil 260 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 6000 (12) |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 127/38 Mk 30, 2 x 1 - 81/12 M29 mortars |
| Electronic equipment | SPS-21, SPS-29, Mk 26 radars |
| Complement | 200 |
Standard scale images
Phạm Ngũ Lão 1975
Project history
Former US Barnegat class seaplane tender, transferred to South Vietnam after service as USCG cutter. Phạm Ngũ Lão was in April 1975 captured at Saigon by North Vietnamese Army and commissioned by Vietnam People's Navy under the same name.
Modernizations
late 1970s: + 2 x 1 P-15 SSM (2 P-15)
late 1980s: - 2 x 1 - 81/12 mortars; + 2 x 4 Fasta-4M SAM (8 9K32), 3 x 1 - 37/63 70K, 2 x 2 - 25/82 2M-3M
Naval service
No significant events.
