Azopardo 1960
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
Azopardo | P35 | AFNE, Río Santiago | 11/1950 | 11.12.1953 | 2.10.1957 | stricken 2.1972 | |
Piedra Buena | P36 | AFNE, Río Santiago | 17.12.1954 | 16.12.1958 | stricken 7.1972 |
Displacement standard, t |
1220 |
Displacement full, t |
1400 |
Length, m |
85.0 pp 92.7 oa |
Breadth, m |
9.60 |
Draught, m |
4.00 max |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
2 sets Parsons geared steam turbines, 2 watertube boilers |
Power, h. p. |
5000 |
Max speed, kts |
20 |
Fuel, t |
oil 340 |
Endurance, nm(kts) |
2300(15) |
Armament |
1 x 1 - 105/41 Bofors M45, 2 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog Mk 10 ASWRL, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (100) |
Electronic equipment |
Decca radar, sonar |
Complement |
170 |
Project history: Originally these units were to be King class patrol vessels, but they were redesigned to be a larger, follow-on type.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
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