Comodoro Manuel Azueta 1975
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Comodoro Manuel Azueta (ex-Hurst), 1994- Comodoro Manuel Azueta Perillos, 2001- Manuel Azueta | A06, 1994- E30, 2001- D111 | Brown SB, Houston, USA | 27.1.1943 | 14.4.1943 | 30.8.1943 // 1.10.1973 | stricken 7.2015 |
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Displacement standard, t |
1200 |
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Displacement full, t |
1590 |
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Length, m |
91.4 wl 93.3 oa |
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Breadth, m |
11.2 |
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Draught, m |
3.73 full load |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
4 Fairbanks Morse 38D81/8 diesels |
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Power, h. p. |
6000 |
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Max speed, kts |
21 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil 258 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 13000(12) |
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Armament |
3 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 22, 1 x 4 - 40/60 Mk 2, 2 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10 |
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Electronic equipment |
Kelvin-Hughes 14/9, Kelvin-Hughes 17/9, Mk 26 radars, QCS-1 sonar |
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Complement |
216 |
Project history: Former USN Edsall (FMR) class destroyer escort. Used as training ship.
Modernizations: 1994: - 3 x 1 - 76/50, Mk 26 radar, QCS-1 sonar; + 2 x 1 - 76/62 OTO Melara Compact
1998: - 2 x 1 - 76/62; + 3 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 26, 4 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3
Naval service: No significant events.
Comodoro Manuel Azueta 1980
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