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WOLF patrol ships (1954)
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Fret 1978
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf (ex-PCE1607) | F817 | Avondale Marine, New Orleans, USA | 15.11.1952 | 2.1.1954 | 26.3.1954 | BU 1985 | |
| Fret (ex-PCE1604) | F818 | General SB, Boston, USA | 18.12.1952 | 30.7.1953 | 4.5.1954 | BU 1988 | |
| Hermelijn (ex-PCE1605) | F819 | General SB, Boston, USA | 2.3.1953 | 6.3.1954 | 5.8.1954 | BU 1987 | |
| Vos (ex-PCE1606) | F820 | General SB, Boston, USA | 3.8.1952 | 1.5.1954 | 2.12.1954 | BU 1988 | |
| Panter (ex-PCE1608) | F821 | Avondale Marine, New Orleans, USA | 1.12.1952 | 30.1.1954 | 11.6.1954 | BU 1987 | |
| Jaguar (ex-PCE1609) | F822 | Avondale Marine, New Orleans, USA | 10.12.1952 | 20.3.1954 | 22.6.1954 | BU 1988 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 808 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 975 |
| Length, m | 54.9 pp 56.2 oa |
| Breadth, m | 10.0 |
| Draught, m | 2.90 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 General Motors 12-567ATL diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 1600 |
| Max speed, kts | 15 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 4300(10) |
| Armament | F817-820: 1 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 20, 6 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 8 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog Mk 10.11 ASWRL, 2 DCT, 2 DCR F821, 822: 1 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 20, 4 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 8 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog Mk 10.11 ASWRL, 4 DCT, 2 DCR |
| Electronic equipment | Decca radar, QCU-2 sonar |
| Complement | 96 |
Standard scale images
Wolf 1955
Wolf 1980
Graphics
Fret 1978
Project history
The six 'Roofdier' class 'frigates' were all built in the USA with MDAP funds. They were designed to escort slow coastal convoys in Channel and North Sea areas and were operated as a single squadron by the Royal Netherlands Navy.
They were slow, lively ships fitted with Second World War-pattern antiaircraft weapons and detection equipment. They proved useful for a number of peacetime tasks, especially fishery protection, and some were retained in this role in the North Sea until die mid-1980s, when they were decommissioned to release funds for new construction.
Modernizations
1970s, Wolf, Hermelijn, Vos, Panter, Jaguar: - 8 x 1 - 20/70, Decca radar; + Kelvin Hughes radar
1970s, Fret: - 6 x 1 - 20/70, Decca radar; + Kelvin Hughes radar
Naval service
No significant events.
