Águila 1970
Comandante Hemmerdinger 1975
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Águila (ex-Aventius) | 91 | American Bridge, Pittsburgh, USA | 1.1945 | 3.3.1945 | 5/1945 // 1964 | wrecked 8.1980 | |
| Comandante Toro (ex-T-LST277, ex-LST277) | 97 | American Bridge, Pittsburgh, USA | 5.1943 | 5.9.1943 | 10.1943 // 2.1973 | stricken 1977 | |
| Comandante Hemmerdinger (ex-New London County, ex-LST1066) | 88 | Bethlehem, Hingham, USA | 1.1945 | 21.2.1945 | 3.1945 // 8.1973 | stricken 1983 | |
| Comandante Araya (ex-Nye County, ex-LST1067) | 89 | Bethlehem, Hingham, USA | 1.1945 | 27.2.1945 | 3.1945 // 8.1973 | stricken 1981 |
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Displacement standard, t |
1780 |
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Displacement full, t |
4080 |
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Length, m |
96.3 wl 100.0 oa |
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Breadth, m |
15.2 |
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Draught, m |
landing: 1.19 fore, 3.00 aft, sea-going: 2.30 fore, 4.30 aft |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 General Motors diesels |
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Power, h. p. |
1800 |
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Max speed, kts |
12.1 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil 590 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 24000 (9) |
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Armament |
2 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 4 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 12 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10 |
| Military load |
4 LCVP, 20 medium tanks (25-t) or 500t of cargo, 163 marines |
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Electronic equipment |
radar |
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Complement |
91 - 125 |
Project history: Former USN LST class. Águila was former aircraft repair ship (engine) ARV(E)3.
Modernizations: 1970s, all: guns were landed.
Naval service: Águila was badly damaged by grounding in August 1980, never repaired and subsequently deleted.
Comandante Hemmerdinger 1979
© Ivan Gogin, 2015