República 1960
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| República (ex-Smilax, ex-Tact) | P10 | 108 | Collingwood, Canada | 1942 | 24.12.1942 | 6/1943 // 28.12.1948 | deleted 1961 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
1000 |
|
Displacement full, t |
1370 |
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Length, m |
57.9 pp 63.5 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
10.1 |
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Draught, m |
4.42 deep load |
|
No of shafts |
1 |
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Machinery |
1 VTE, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
2750 |
|
Max speed, kts |
16.5 |
|
Fuel, t |
oil 337 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
7400(10) |
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 105/41 Bofors M45, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 7, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (100) |
|
Electronic equipment |
SG or SL radar, type 144 sonar |
|
Complement |
109 |
Project history: This ship was built by British request for transfer to the USA by "reverse" lend-lease, but was commissioned by RN. In 1946 she was returned to USN custody and in 1948 transferred to Argentina.
Modernizations: 1950s: - 2 x 1 - 20/70; + 2 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3
Naval service: No significant events.
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
© Ivan Gogin, 2015