Larne 1943
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Ammiraglio Magnaghi (ex-Larne), 1948- Eritrea, 4/1950- Alabarda | AL, 1953- F560 | Lobnitz, Renfrew, UK | 1/1943 | 20/9/1943 | 11/1943 // 6/1946 | stricken 7/1968 |
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Displacement standard, t |
990 |
|
Displacement full, t |
1258 |
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Length, m |
68.6 |
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Breadth, m |
10.8 |
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Draught, m |
3.13 deep load |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
VTE, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
2400 |
|
Max speed, kts |
16.5 |
|
Fuel, t |
oil 230 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 5000(10) |
|
Armament |
1 x 1 - 100/47 OTO 1937, 4 x 1 - 37/54 Breda 1939, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (90 - 92 in ASW role) |
| Sensors | sonar |
|
Complement |
85 - 138 |
Ship project history: Ex-British minesweeper of Algerine class. Primarily she was taken as survey vessel Ammiraglio Magnaghi but soon reclassified as colonial corvette (in June 1946) and ASW corvette (in April 1950).
Modernizations: 1954: - 4 x 1 - 37/54; + 1 x 2 - 40/56 Bofors Mk 1, 2 x 1 - 40/56 Bofors Mk 3, SO-13 radar.
1956: - 1 x 1 - 100/47, 1 DCR
Naval service: No significant events.
Alabarda 1952
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