TRẨN HƯNG ÐẠO frigates (1943-1944/1971)
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Trần Hưng Đạo 1971
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trần Hưng Đạo (ex-Camp) | HQ1 | Brown SB, Houston, USA | 1.1943 | 16.4.1943 | 16.9.1943 // 6.2.1971 | escaped to Philippines 4.1975 (Rajah Lakandula) | |
| Trần Khánh Dư (ex-Forster) | HQ4 | Consolidated, Orange, USA | 8.1943 | 13.11.1943 | 25.1.1944 // 25.9.1971 | captured by North Vietnam 29.4.1975 (Dai Ky) |
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 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
Trần Hưng Đạo 1975
Graphics
Trần Hưng Đạo 1971
Project history
Former US FMR (Edsall) class destroyer escorts, converted after WWII to radar pickets.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
Trần Hưng Đạo in April 1975 escaped to Philippines and later commissioned by Philippine Navy as Rajah Lakandula. Trần Khánh Dư was 29.4.1975 captured at Saigon by North Vietnamese Army and commissioned by Vietnam People's Navy as Dai Ky.