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"FLOWER" type patrols (PA1) (1943 - 1944)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PA1 (ex-Arquebuse) | F10 | A C de la Loire, St. Nazaire-Penhoët | 1939 | 16.10.1940 | 4.1944 | damaged 14.6.1944, never repaired | |
| PA2 (ex-Hallebarde) | G10 | A C de la Loire, St. Nazaire-Penhoët | 1939 | 27.11.1940 | 11.1943 | sunk 15.6.1944 | |
| PA3 (ex-Sabre) | H10 | A C de la Loire, St. Nazaire-Penhoët | 1939 | 29.11.1940 | 11.1943 | damaged 19.6.1944, never repaired | |
| PA4 (ex-Poignard) | J10 | A C de la Loire, St. Nazaire-Penhoët | 1939 | 1941 | --- | scuttled incomplete 8.1944 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 930 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 1170 |
| Length, m | 57.9 wl 62.5 oa |
| Breadth, m | 10.1 |
| Draught, m | 3.50 normal 4.30 deep load |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 VTE, 2 water-tube boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 2700 |
| Max speed, kts | 16 |
| Fuel, t | oil 480 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 7000(10) |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 105/42 SK C/32, 2 x 2 - 37/80 SK C/30, 2 x 4 - 20/65 C/38, 2 x 1 - 20/65 C/38, 2 DCT |
| Complement | 80 |
Standard scale images
PA1 1944
PA2 1943
Project history
In 1939 French Navy ordered 18 corvettes of British "Flower" class, 6 of them were built on French shipyard in St. Nazaire were captured by German troops in June, 1940. Completion of 4 ships was continued for Kriegsmarine as patrol ships with strengthened AA armament.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
РА1 was damaged by Allied aircraft during completion. РА2 and РА1 were sunk by British aircraft at Le Havre 15.6.1944 and 24.8.1944 respectively. РА3 was damaged by British aircraft at Le Havre and stricken 17.8.1944. Incomplete РА4 was scuttled at Nantes in August, 1944.
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
