Albatros-class Corvette

Description

The Albatros-class were a group of 10 Corvettes built for the Marina Militare Italiana, Danish Navy, Indonesian Navy and Koninklijke Marine.

Vehicles

Rank V

• Albatros F543
• Alcione F544

History

The Albatross-class consisted of 10 ships built by Italy to give to some NATO nations using American funds to increase the defence capabilities of these nations under the Mutual Defence Assistance Program, eventually, the albatross class corvettes were built, all equipped at the beginning with two 76mm SMP3 placed both front and rear, a twin 40mm Breda-Bofors tower at the rear in the centre of the ship and a hedgehog launcher to attack submarines, later the various nations would change the existing armament to something else.

Of the Albatros-class, 3 corvettes would be built for Italy, 4 corvettes for Denmark but the class would be renamed Triton-class in their case, 2 corvettes for Indonesia but these, in particular, would be modified quite a bit creating the Pattimura-class and is a slightly larger version of the Albatros and finally a corvette for the Dutch navy.

Ship name	Builder	Setting	Launch	Entry in service	Final Destiny
ITALY
Albatros (F 543)	Navalmeccanica, Castellammare di Stabia	27 June 1953	18 July 1954	1 June 1955	1986	Decommissioned and disarmed
Alcione (F 544)		1953	19 September 1954	23 October 1955	1992	Decommissioned
Airone (F 545)		1953	21 November 1954	29 December 1955	1992
Aquila (F 542)	Cantiere Breda Marghera, Venezia	__	Ex Lynx (F 823), transferred to italy and put in service in 18 October 1961		1992
DENMARK
Bellona (F 344)	Navalmeccanica, Castellammare di Stabia	1954	9 January 1955	31 January 1957	9 January 1981	Decommissioned and disarmed
Diana (F 345)	Cantiere del Tirreno, Riva, Trigoso	1953	19 December 1954	30 July 1955	30 August 1975
Flora (F 346)		1953	25 June 1955	28 August 1956	1977
Triton (F 347)	Cantieri Navali di Taranto	1953	12 September 1954	10 August 1955	9 January 1981
NETHERLANDS
Lynx (F 823)	Cantiere Breda Marghera, Venezia	__	31 July 1954	2 October 1956	1961	Given to Italy
INDONESIA
Pattimura (257, after 371)	Ansaldo, Livorno	__	1 July 1956	28 January 1958	1985	Decommissioned
Sultan Hasanudin (253, after 372)		__	24 March 1957	8 March 1958	1979