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VALDIVIA tank landing ship (1971/1995)

Valdivia 2000

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Valdivia (ex-San Bernandino) 93   National Steel, San Diego, USA 12.7.1969 28.3.1970 27.3.1971 // 30.9.1995 stricken 1.2011

 

Displacement standard, t

4975

Displacement full, t

8576

Length, m

159.2 oa over hull, 171.3 oa over derrick arms

Breadth, m

21.2

Draught, m

5.30 aft 1.80 fwd

No of shafts

2

Machinery

6 Alco 16-251 diesels

Power, h. p.

16500

Max speed, kts

22

Fuel, t

diesel oil 1750

Endurance, nm(kts) 14250(14)

Armament

1 x 6 - 20/76 Mk 15 Phalanx, 4 x 1 - 12.7/90

Military load 29 tanks or 2000 t of cargo, 385 troops, 3 LCVP, 1 LCP

Electronic equipment

SPS-64(v)9, SPS-10F radars

Complement

257

Project history: Former USN Newport class LST.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

Valdivia 1999

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