Almirante Brión 1965
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
Almirante Padilla (ex-Groton) | FG11 | Walter Butler, Superior, USA | 7/1943 | 14.9.1943 | 9.1944 // 3.1947 | discarded 1965 | |
Almirante Tono (ex-Bisbee) | FG12 | Consolidated Steel, San Pedro, USA | 1943 | 7.9.1943 | 2.1944 // 2.1953 | discarded 1962 | |
Almirante Brión (ex-Burlington) | FG14 | Consolidated Steel, San Pedro, USA | 1943 | 7.12.1943 | 4.1944 // 6.1953 | discarded 1968 |
Displacement standard, t |
1509 |
Displacement full, t |
2238 |
Length, m |
87.0 wl 92.6 oa |
Breadth, m |
11.4 |
Draught, m |
3.86 |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
2 VTE, 3 boilers |
Power, h. p. |
5500 |
Max speed, kts |
20 |
Fuel, t |
oil 768 |
Endurance, nm(kts) | 9500 (12) |
Armament |
3 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 21, 2 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 9 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog Mk 10 ASWRL, 8 DCT, 2 DCR (100) |
Electronic equipment |
SA, SL radars, QGA sonar |
Complement |
190 |
Project history: Former USN Tacoma class frigates.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
Almirante Padilla
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