Algérien 1944
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
| Algérien (ex-DE107 Cronin), 1963- Oise | F01, 1950- F701 | Dravo, Wilmington, USA | 5/1943 | 27/11/1943 | 1/1944 // 1/1944 | returned 5/1964 |
| Sénégalais (ex-DE106 Corbesier), 1963- Yser | F02, 1950- F702 | Dravo, Wilmington, USA | 4/1943 | 11/11/1943 | 12/1943 // 1/1944 | returned 5/1964 |
| Somali (ex-DE111) | F03, 1950- F703 | Dravo, Wilmington, USA | 10/1943 | 12/2/1944 | 4/1944 | experimental vessel A607 1956 |
| Hova (ex-DE110) | F04, 1950- F704 | Dravo, Wilmington, USA | 9/1943 | 22/1/1944 | 3/1944 | stricken 5/1964 |
| Marocain (ex-DE109) | F05, 1950- F705 | Dravo, Wilmington, USA | 9/1943 | 1/1/1944 | 2/1944 | stricken 1960 |
| Tunisien (ex-DE108 Crosley) | F06, 1950- F706 | Dravo, Wilmington, USA | 6/1943 | 17/12/1943 | 2/1944 // 2/1944 | stricken 1960 |
| Arabe (ex-DE183 Samuel S. Miles) | F717 | Federal, Newark, USA | 7/1943 | 3/10/1943 | 11/1943 // 8/1950 | stricken 1958 |
| Kabyle (ex-DE185 Riddle) | F718 | Federal, Newark, USA | 7/1943 | 17/10/1943 | 11/1943 // 8/1950 | stricken 1959 |
| Bambara (ex-DE186 Swearer) | F719 | Federal, Newark, USA | 8/1943 | 31/10/1943 | 11/1943 // 9/1950 | stricken 1959 |
| Sakalave (ex-DE194 Wingfield) | F720 | Federal, Newark, USA | 10/1943 | 30/12/1943 | 1/1944 // 9/1950 | stricken 1959 |
| Touareg (ex-DE747 Bright) | F721 | Western Pipe & Steel, San Pedro, USA | 6/1943 | 26/9/1943 | 6/1944 // 11/1950 | stricken 1958 |
| Soudanais (ex-DE763 Cates) | F722 | Tampa SB, USA | 3/1943 | 10/10/1943 | 12/1943 // 11/1950 | stricken 1959 |
| Berbère (ex-DE113 Clarence L. Evans) | F723 | Dravo, Wilmington, USA | 12/1943 | 22/3/1944 | 6/1944 // 3/1952 | stricken 1969 |
| Malgache (ex-DE190 Baker, ex-Raby) | F724 | Federal, Newark, USA | 9/1943 | 28/11/1943 | 12/1943 // 3/1952 | stricken 1969 |
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Displacement standard, t |
1253 |
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Displacement full, t |
1602 |
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Length, m |
91.4 wl 93.3 oa |
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Breadth, m |
11.2 |
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Draught, m |
3.20 full load |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
4 General Motors diesel-generators, electric motors |
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Power, h. p. |
6000 |
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Max speed, kts |
21 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil 320 |
| Endurance, nm (kts) | 11500(11) |
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Armament |
3 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 10/19/20/21, 3 x 1 - 40/56 Bofors, 10 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog DCT, 8 DCT, 2 DCR (120) F717 - 724: 3 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 21, 1 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 3, (8 - 12) x 1 - 20/70 Mk 2, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog DCT, 8 DCT, 2 DCR (120) |
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Sensors |
presumably SA, SF or SL or SU radars, sonar |
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Complement |
186 F717 - 724: 150 |
Ship project history: American ships of DET group transferred to France by lend-lease still before commission. Formally transfer was effected simultaneously with commission. Provided by design triple 533mm TT during building was changed replaced by two 40mm Boforses. 2nd group was transferred in 1950s.
Modernizations: mid-1960s, Malgache was converted to command ship of amphibious training centre: - 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog DCT, 8 DCT, 2 DCR
Naval service: Sénégalais 4/5/1944 at coast of Algeria was damaged by a torpedo from German submarine U371 and was under repair till the end of a year.
Osterhaus 1943
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