Bahía San Blas 2000
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
Canal Beagle | B3 | Principe & Menghe, Maciel, Buenos Aires | 10.1.1977 | 19.10.1977 | 29.4.1978 | in service (2019) | |
Bahía San Blas | B4 | Principe & Menghe, Maciel, Buenos Aires | 11.4.1977 | 29.4.1978 | 27.11.1978 | in service (2019) | |
Cabo de Hornos (ex-Bahía Camarones) | B5 | Principe & Menghe, Maciel, Buenos Aires | 29.4.1978 | 4.11.1978 | 28.6.1979 | in service (2019) |
Displacement standard, t |
7640 |
Displacement full, t |
10894 |
Length, m |
119.9 |
Breadth, m |
17.5 |
Draught, m |
7.49 |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
2 AFNE-Sulzer 6ZL40/48 diesels |
Power, h. p. |
6400 |
Max speed, kts |
16 |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
Endurance, nm(kts) | |
Armament |
none |
Military load |
6300 t cargo |
Electronic equipment | 2x nav. radars |
Complement | 40 |
Project history: Build to supply remote stations and also carry passengers and cargo in commercial service. Maximum cargo capacity is 9856m³, including 210m³ refrigerated. B3 and 4 received 1 5t, 1 12.5t and 1 25t cranes, B5 has 2 1.5t, 1 5t, 1 20t and 1 40t.
Modernizations:
1998, Bahía San Blas: was converted to amphibious transport with 1 5t, 1 12.5t and 1 20t cranes and 8 LCVP on deck and 130 troops.Naval service: No significant events.
Canal Beagle 1999
Bahía San Blas 2000
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