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CRISTOBAL COLÓN corvettes (1946-1947)

Cristobal Colón 1955

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Cristobal Colón (ex-Lachute) C101, 1968- C401   Morton, Quebec City, Canada 11.1943 19.6.1944 10.1944 // 1946 discarded 1978
Juan Alejandro Acosta (ex-Louisburg) C102, 1968- C402   Morton, Quebec City, Canada 1.1943 13.7.1943 12.1943 // 1947 discarded 1978
Juan Bautista Cambiaso (ex-Belleville) C103, 1968- C403   Kingston, Canada 1.1944 17.6.1944 10.1944 // 1947 discarded 1972
Gerardo Jansen (ex-Peterborough) C104, 1968- C404   Kingston, Canada 9.1943 15.1.1944 6.1944 // 1947 discarded 1972
Juan Bautista Maggiolo (ex-Riviere du Loup) C105, 1968- C405   Morton, Quebec City, Canada 1.1943 2.7.1943 11.1943 // 1947 discarded 1972

 

Displacement standard, t

1060

Displacement full, t

1350

Length, m

57.9 pp 63.5 oa

Breadth, m

10.1

Draught, m

4.42 deep load

No of shafts

1

Machinery

1 VTE, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers

Power, h. p.

2750

Max speed, kts

16.5

Fuel, t

oil 337

Endurance, nm(kts)

7400(10)

Armament

1 x 1 - 102/40 CP Mk XXIII, 1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk III, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk III, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog ASWRL, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (100)

Electronic equipment

type 271Q or type 273 or type 291 radar, type 144 sonar

Complement

109

Project history: Canadian-built corvettes of modified Flower class, acquired from Canada in 1946-1947.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

Juan Bautista Maggiolo 1951

Juan Alejandro Aosta 1972

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