Almirante Latorre 1980
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
Almirante Latorre (ex-Göta Lejon) | 04 | Eriksberg, Göteborg, Sweden | 27.9.1943 | 17.11.1945 | 15.12.1947 // 15.7.1971 | deleted 9.1984 |
Displacement standard, t |
7650 |
Displacement full, t |
9238 |
Length, m |
174.0 pp 180.2 oa |
Breadth, m |
16.7 |
Draught, m |
5.70 normal 6.50 max |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
2 sets De Laval geared steam turbines, 4 Motala 4-drum boilers |
Power, h. p. |
90000 |
Max speed, kts |
33 |
Fuel, t |
oil |
Endurance, nm(kts) | 4350(14) |
Armour, mm |
belt: 70 + 20, deck: 30 + 30, turrets: 125 - 50, CT: 20 |
Armament |
1 x 3 - 152/53 M42, 2 x 2 - 152/53 M42, 4 x 1 - 57/60 M50, 11 x 1 - 40/70 M48, 2 x 3 - 533 TT, 120 mines, 4 DCR |
Electronic equipment | LW-03, type 277, type 293, fire control radars |
Complement |
783 |
Project history: Former Swedish Tre Kronor class cruiser.
Ship protection: Vertical protection consisted of 20mm plating and inner 80-70mm main belt. Two flat 30mm decks were connected with its upper and lower edges, magazines and machinery had additional 50-20mm horizontal armour. Upper deck was built from 20mm construction steel. Turrets had 125mm faces, 50mm roofs, 30mm sides and 80mm rears, main magazines had 30mm protection.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
Almirante Latorre 1979
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