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DUQUE DE CAXIAS tank landing ship (1957/1973)

Duque de Caxias 1980

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Duque de Caxias (ex-Grant County) G26   Avondale MW, USA 15.3.1956 12.10.1956 17.12.1957 // 15.1.1973 stricken 2.2000

 

Displacement standard, t

4164

Displacement full, t

7800

Length, m

129.9 wl 134.8 oa

Breadth, m

18.9

Draught, m

5.30

No of shafts

2

Machinery

6 Fairbank Morse 38D81/8 diesels

Power, h. p.

13900

Max speed, kts

16

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts) 13000(10)

Armament

3 x 2 - 76/50 Mk 33, helicopter deck

Military load 23 tanks or 2000t of cargo, 700 marines, 4 LCVP

Electronic equipment

SPS-21 radar

Complement

175

Project history: Former USN De Soto County class tank landing ship.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

Duque de Caxias 1980

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