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FIGHTING SHIPS OF THE WORLD
NEW ZEALAND
ESCORTS
ARABIS corvettes (1944/1944)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arabis | K385 | George Brown, Greenock, UK | 2/1943 | 28.10.1943 | 2/1944 // 2.1944 | to UK 1948 (Arabis) | |
| Arbutus | K403 | George Brown, Greenock, UK | 5/1943 | 26.1.1944 | 7/1944 // 7.1944 | to UK 1948 (Arbutus) |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 980 - 1000 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 1350 - 1370 |
| Length, m | 57.9 pp 62.5 oa |
| Breadth, m | 10.1 |
| Draught, m | 4.34 - 4.42 deep load |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 VTE, 2 cylindrical boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 2750 |
| Max speed, kts | 16.5 |
| Fuel, t | oil 337 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 7400(10) |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 102/45 BL Mk IX, 1 x 1 - 40/39 2pdr QF Mk VIII or 1 x 2 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog ASWRL, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (72) |
| Electronic equipment | type 271Q or type 273 or type 291 radar, type 144 sonar |
| Complement | 109 |
Project history
"Flower" with considerably increased fuel stowage. They were built in Britain and Canada and differed only by boilers: British-built ships had traditional fire-tube but Canadian-built ships had water-tube ones. All 10 ships built in Britain are transferred to Commonwealth navies.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
