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GUAYAS frigate (1944/1947)

Guayas 1960

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Guayas (ex-Covington) E01, 1970- E21   Globe, Superior, USA 3/1943 15.7.1943 10.1944 // 8.1947 discarded 1972

 

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 1 - 40/60 Mk 1, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, 6 DCT, 2 DCR (100)

Electronic equipment

SA, SL radars, QGA sonar

Complement

190

Project history: Former USN Tacoma class frigate, armament was partly dismantled.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

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