Albatros-class corvette

Class overview
Name	Albatros class
Operators	Italian Navy  Royal Danish Navy  Royal Netherlands Navy  Indonesian Navy
Succeeded by	Pietro De Cristofaro class
In commission	1955–1991
Completed	8
Retired	8
General characteristics (As rebuilt)[1]
Type	Corvette
Displacement	Standard: 800 t Full load: 950 t
Length	69.5 m (228 ft 0 in) pp 76.3 m (250 ft 4 in) oa
Beam	9.7 m (31 ft 10 in)
Draught	2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)
Propulsion	2 shaft, 4 × Fiat M 409 diesels 3,900 kW (5,200 bhp)
Speed	35 kilometres per hour; 22 miles per hour (19 kn)
Range	9,300 kilometres; 5,800 miles (5,000 nmi) at 33 kilometres per hour; 21 miles per hour (18 kn)
Complement	110
Sensors and processing systems	MLN-1A air/surface search radar QCU-2 High-frequency sonar[2]
Armament	[2] 4 × 40 mm L/70 Bofors 2 × Mark 32 triple 324 mm (13 in) torpedo tubes 2 × Hedgehogs 1 × depth charge rack

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.