Information on designs developed by Vosper Ltd and Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd for anti-submarine, anti-aircraft and patrol tasks; Mark I corvette is of all welded hull, 177 ft long and displacing 435 tons; it is designed with twin shafts and powered by two Bristol Siddeley Maybach diesel engines which will yield anticipated 20-knot top speed; armament arrangements are also described; main dimensions and plan are shown, notes are given on Mark II and on advanced design projected by Vosper known as "High Speed Corvette". (See also Naval Engrs J v 76 n 4 Aug 1964 p 583-6)
New 177 foot corvettes
Mar Engr Naval Architect
Marine Engineer and Naval Architect ; 87 , n 1062 ; p 399-404
1964
6 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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