The Italian colonial ship Eritrea was constructed in the Castellammare Shipyards.
R.N. Eritrea Colonial Ship Escort Veles was constructed for duties as a typical "colonial ship" and was sometimes referred to as a "sloop." She had a novel diesel-electric machinery outfit designed to maximise range.
The ship also had an extensive engineering workshop on board and could provide repair support to Italian submarines based in East Africa.
Construction started: 1935
commissioned: 1937
Decommissioned: 1966
Displacement: 2,165 long tons (2,200 t) standard
3,068 long tons (3,117 t) full load
Length: 87 m (285 ft 5 in)
Beam: 13.3 m (43 ft 8 in)
Draught: 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in)
Resin kit 1/700 of Eritrea Colonial Ship Escort Veles without Photoetched and Decals sheet
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