Esmeralda 1946
Covadonga 1968
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Esmeralda (ex-Glace Bay, ex-Lauzon), 1952- Baquedano | E, 1952- B, 1960- 30 | G T Davie, Lauzon, Canada | 9.1943 | 26.4.1944 | 9.1944 // 1.1946 | sold 11.1968 | |
| Iquique (ex-Joliette) | I, 1960- 31 | Morton, Quebec City, Canada | 7.1943 | 12.11.1943 | 6.1944 // 1.1946 | sold 11.1968 | |
| Covadonga (ex-Sea Cliff, ex-Meganic) | C, 1960- 32 | Davie SB, Lauzon, Canada | 7.1943 | 8.7.1944 | 9.1944 // 1.1946 | sold 1968 |
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Displacement standard, t |
1460 |
|
Displacement full, t |
2180 |
|
Length, m |
86.3 pp 91.8 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
11.2 |
|
Draught, m |
3.61 - 3.89 deep load |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 VTE, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
5500 |
|
Max speed, kts |
20 |
|
Fuel, t |
oil 646 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
|
Armament |
1 x 2 - 102/45 Mk XIX, 1 x 1 - 76/40 HA/LA Mk IX, 4 x 2 - 20/70 Mk V, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk III, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog ASWRL, 8 DCT, 2 DCR (150) |
|
Electronic equipment |
SU radar, type 144 sonar |
|
Complement |
140 |
Project history: Latest River-type Canadian-built frigates purchased from RCN.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
Esmeralda 1951
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