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TRẨN QUANG KHẢI frigates (1943-1944/1971-1972)
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Trần Quang Khải 1971
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trần Quang Khải (ex-Bering Strait) | HQ02 | Lake Washington, Houghton, USA | 6.1943 | 15.1.1944 | 19.7.1944 // 1.1.1971 | escaped to Philippines 4.1975 (Diego Silang) | |
| Trần Nhật Duật (ex-Yakutat) | HQ03 | Associated, Seattle, USA | 4.1942 | 2.7.1942 | 31.3.1944 // 1.1.1971 | escaped to Philippines 4.1975 | |
| Trần Bình Trọng (ex-Castle Rock) | HQ05 | Lake Washington, Houghton, USA | 7.1943 | 11.3.1944 | 8.10.1944 // 21.12.1971 | escaped to Philippines 4.1975 (Francisco Dagohoy) | |
| Trần Quốc Toản (ex-Cook Inlet) | HQ06 | Lake Washington, Houghton, USA | 8.1943 | 13.5.1944 | 5.11.1944 // 21.12.1971 | escaped to Philippines 4.1975 | |
| Phạm Ngũ Lão (ex-Absecon) | HQ15 | Lake Washington, Houghton, USA | 7.1941 | 8.3.1942 | 28.1.1943 // 15.7.1972 | captured by North Vietnam 4.1975 (Phạm Ngũ Lão) | |
| Lý Thường Kiệt (ex-Chincoteague) | HQ16 | Lake Washington, Houghton, USA | 7.1941 | 15.4.1942 | 12.4.1943 // 21.6.1972 | escaped to Philippines 4.1975 (Andrés Bonifacio) | |
| Ngô Quyền (ex-McCulloch, ex-Wachapreague) | HQ17 | Lake Washington, Houghton, USA | 2.1943 | 10.7.1943 | 17.5.1944 // 21.6.1972 | escaped to Philippines 4.1975 (Gregorio del Pilar) |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 2040 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 2800 |
| Length, m | 91.4 wl 94.7 oa |
| Breadth, m | 12.5 |
| Draught, m | 3.78 full load |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 4 Fairbank-Morse diesel-generators, 2 electric motors |
| Power, h. p. | 6080 |
| Max speed, kts | 18 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil 260 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 6000 (12) |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 127/38 Mk 30, (0 - 2) x 1 - 81/12 M29 mortars, (2 - 4) x 1 - 12.7/90 |
| Electronic equipment | SPS-21, SPS-29, Mk 26 radars |
| Complement | 200 |
Standard scale images
Trần Quang Khải 1975
Graphics
Trần Quang Khải 1971
Project history
Former US Barnegat class seaplane tenders, transferred after service as USCG cutters.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
Trần Quang Khải, Trần Bình Trọng, Lý Thường Kiệt, Ngô Quyền in April 1975 escaped to Philippines and later commissioned by Philippine Navy as Diego Silang, Francisco Dagohoy, Andrés Bonifacio and Gregorio del Pilar respectively. Trần Nhật Duật and Trần Quốc Toản also escpaed to Philippines but were cannibalized for the spare parts. Phạm Ngũ Lão was in April 1975 captured at Saigon by North Vietnamese Army and commissioned by Vietnam People's Navy under the same name.
