Orella 1970
Orella 1980
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Serrano (ex-Odum) | 26 | Consolidated, Orange, USA | 10.1943 | 19.1.1944 | 1.1945 // 25.11.1966 | hulk 6.1984 | |
| Orella (ex-Jack C. Robinson) | 27 | Consolidated, Orange, USA | 11.1943 | 8.1.1944 | 2.1945 // 25.11.1966 | hulk 10.1984 | |
| Riquelme (ex-Joseph E. Campbell) | 28 | Bethlehem, Hingham, USA | 3/1943 | 26.6.1943 | 9/1943 // 1.12.1966 | stricken 3.1982 | |
| Uribe (ex-Daniel T. Griffin) | 29 | Bethlehem, Hingham, USA | 9/1942 | 23.2.1943 | 6/1943 // 1.12.1966 | stricken 7.1995 |
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Displacement standard, t |
1725 |
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Displacement full, t |
2114 |
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Length, m |
91.4 wl 93.3 oa |
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Breadth, m |
11.3 |
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Draught, m |
3.84 full load |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 General Electric steam turbo-generators, 2 boilers, 2 electric motors |
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Power, h. p. |
12000 |
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Max speed, kts |
23.6 |
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Fuel, t |
oil 347 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 5500 (15) |
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 127/38 Mk 30, 3 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 6 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, 2 DCR |
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Electronic equipment |
SPS-4 radar, QGA sonar |
| Military load |
4 LCVP, 162 marines, deck cargo |
| Complement | 203 |
Project history: Constructed as destroyer escorts, these units were converted to high speed transports while in US service. Chile employed these ships as escorts. These four were transferred instead of three Fletcher class units.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Riquelme was used for spare parts and was not commissioned.
Serrano 1979
© Ivan Gogin, 2015