ALBATROS patrol launches

Albatros 1946

Names	L1 Altair (ex-ML...); L2 Belatrix (ex-ML...); L3 Canopus (ex-ML...); L4 Deneb (ex-ML...); L5 Espiga (ex-ML...); L6 Fomalhaut (ex-ML...)
Builders	UK
Completed	1942 - 1944 // 1946
Losses	None
Transfers	None
Discarding	1951: Belatrix 1955: Altair 1959: Canopus, Deneb, Espiga, Fomalhaut

Displacement standard, t

75.5

Displacement full, t
85.6

Length, m
34.8

Breadth, m
5.59

Draught, m
1.45 deep load

No of shafts
2

Machinery

Hall-Scott petrol engines

Power, h. p.
1200

Max speed, kts

18

Fuel, t

petrol 10500 l

Armament

1 x 1 - 47/40 Hotchkiss, 1 x 2 - 20/70 Oerlikon, 1 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon, 2 x 2 - 7.7/94, 2 DCT (6), 14 DC or 8 - 9 mines

Sensors

type 286 or 291 or 970 radar, sonar

Complement
16

Ship project history: Fairmile B type motor launches, purchased from Royal Navy.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: In early 1950s all survived launches were converted to rescue duty.

Altair 1949

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ALBATROS patrol launches

Displacement standard, t	75.5
Displacement full, t	85.6
Length, m	34.8
Breadth, m	5.59
Draught, m	1.45 deep load
No of shafts	2
Machinery	Hall-Scott petrol engines
Power, h. p.	1200
Max speed, kts	18
Fuel, t	petrol 10500 l
Armament	1 x 1 - 47/40 Hotchkiss, 1 x 2 - 20/70 Oerlikon, 1 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon, 2 x 2 - 7.7/94, 2 DCT (6), 14 DC or 8 - 9 mines
Sensors	type 286 or 291 or 970 radar, sonar
Complement	16