Albatros-class corvette

Class overview
NameAlbatros class
Operators
Succeeded byPietro De Cristofaro class
In commission1955–1991
Completed8
Retired8
General characteristics (As rebuilt)[1]
TypeCorvette
DisplacementStandard: 800 t Full load: 950 t
Length69.5 m (228 ftin) pp 76.3 m (250 ft 4 in) oa
Beam9.7 m (31 ft 10 in)
Draught2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)
Propulsion2 shaft, 4 × Fiat M 409 diesels 3,900 kW (5,200 bhp)
Speed35 kilometres per hour; 22 miles per hour (19 kn)
Range9,300 kilometres; 5,800 miles (5,000 nmi) at 33 kilometres per hour; 21 miles per hour (18 kn)
Complement110
Sensors and
processing systems
  • MLN-1A air/surface search radar
  • QCU-2 High-frequency sonar[2]
Armament

The Albatros class was a class of eight corvettes designed and built in Italy in the 1950s. Paid for by US funds, they were operated by Italy, Denmark, Indonesia and the Netherlands. The last ships of the class were retired from service in Italy in 1991.

  1. ^ Gardiner and Chumbley 1998, p. 215.
  2. ^ a b Grove 1990, p. 95.