similar Artigliere 1954
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
| Aviere (ex-Nicholson) | D554 | Boston N Yd, Charlestown, USA | 11/1939 | 31.5.1940 | 6/1941 // 15.1.1951 | experimental ship 1970 |
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Displacement standard, t |
1838 |
|
Displacement full, t |
2572 |
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Length, m |
103.9 wl 106.2 oa |
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Breadth, m |
11.0 |
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Draught, m |
4.01 full load |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 sets Westinghouse geared steam turbines, 4 Babcock & Wilcox boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
50000 |
|
Max speed, kts |
35 |
|
Fuel, t |
oil 302 - 453 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 3630(20) - 3880(20) |
|
Armament |
4 x 1 - 127/38 Mk 30, 2 x 4 - 40/60 Mk 2, 2 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 2 x 2 - 20/70 Mk 24, 6 DCT, 2 DCR (50) |
|
Electronic equipment |
SC, SG, Mk 12.22 radars, QCE sonar |
|
Complement |
208 |
Project history: Former USN Gleaves class destroyer, transferred under MDAP.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: In 1970 Aviere was converted to an experimental ship, she was used to test new weapon systems (Albatros SAM, OTO Melara 127mm/54 and 76mm/62 guns). In 1975 she was sunk as target.
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