Almirante Williams 1960
Almirante Williams 1970
Almirante Williams 1980
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Almirante Riveros | 18 | Vickers, Barrow, UK | 12.4.1957 | 12.12.1958 | 31.12.1960 | stricken 11.1994 | |
| Almirante Williams | 19 | Vickers, Barrow, UK | 20.6.1956 | 5.5.1958 | 26.3.1960 | stricken 1.1996 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
2730 |
|
Displacement full, t |
3300 |
|
Length, m |
122.5 |
|
Breadth, m |
13.1 |
|
Draught, m |
4.00 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 sets Parsons Pametrada geared steam turbines, 2 Babcock & Wilcox boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
54000 |
|
Max speed, kts |
34.5 |
|
Fuel, t |
oil |
|
Endurance, nm(kts) |
6000(16) |
|
Armament |
4 x 1 - 102/62 Vickers Mk Q, 6 x 1 - 40/70 Breda-Bofors type 564, 1 x 5 - 533 TT, 2 x 3 - 305 Squid Mk 4 ASWRL |
| Electronic equipment | AWS-1, 2x SGR-102 radars, type 184B sonar |
|
Complement |
266 |
Project history: Ordered in 1955. Ships had air-conditioned quarters for entire crew. The Vickers designed main armament was unique with 11400m max range and 75° max elevation. Like many Chilean warships, they were camouflaged.
Modernizations: 1964, both: - 2 x 1 - 40/70; + 2 x 4 Seacat GWS20 SAM (16 Seacat), 2x M4 radars
(1971-1974, Swan Hunter), Almirante Williams; (1973-1975, Swan Hunter), Almirante Riveros: - 1 x 5 - 533 TT; + 4 x 1 Exocet MM38 SSM (4 MM38), SNW-10, Decca 1629 radars
1980, both: - 2 x 1 Exocet MM38 SSM
1980s, both: + WLR-1 ECM
1986, Almirante Williams: - 1 x 1 - 102/62 ('Y'), + helicopter platfrom
1988, Almirante Williams: - helicopter platform; + 1 x 1 - 102/62
Naval service: No significant events.
Almirante Williams
Almirante Riveros 1976
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