Almirante Grau 1963
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Almirante Grau (ex-Newfoundland), 5.1973- Capitán Quiñones | 81, 5.1973- 83 | Swan Hunter, Wallsend, UK | 9.11.1939 | 19.12.1941 | 20.1.1943 // 19.12.1959 | discarded 5.1980 | |
| Coronel Bolognesi (ex-Ceylon) | 82 | A. Stephens, Linthouse, UK | 27.4.1939 | 30.7.1942 | 13.7.1943 // 9.2.1960 | discarded 5.1982 |
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Displacement standard, t |
8530 |
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Displacement full, t |
11090 |
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Length, m |
164.0 pp 169.3 oa |
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Breadth, m |
18.9 |
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Draught, m |
6.32 |
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No of shafts |
4 |
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Machinery |
4 sets Parsons steam geared turbines, 4 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
72500 |
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Max speed, kts |
31.5 |
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Fuel, t |
oil 1613 - 1700 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 10100(12) |
| Armour, mm |
belt: 89 - 83, bulkheads: 51 - 38, turrets: 51 - 25, barbettes: up to 25, deck: 51 - 32 |
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Armament |
CL81: 3 x 3 - 152/50 Mk 22, 4 x 2 - 102/45 Mk 19, 5 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 5, 2 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 7 CL82: 3 x 3 - 152/50 Mk 22, 4 x 2 - 102/45 Mk 19, 5 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 5, 8 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 7 |
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Electronic equipment |
type 960, type 274, type 277, type 293, Mk 63 radars |
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Complement |
730 |
Project history: These two 'Crown Colony' class cruisers were transferred to Peru after refits. Two lattice masts, a new bridge, and improved AA were fitted, torpedo tubes were removed. Almirante Grau was fitted wan two lattice while Coronel Bolognesi was fitted with one lattice and one tripod masts.
Protection: Armoured belt extended from "A" to "Y" barbettes and to upper deck abreast boiler rooms and fore engine room and to main deck abreast aft engine room, CCC and magazines. Its thickness was 89 mm abreast magazines and 83 mm abreast machinery. Belt was closed by 51 - 38-mm bulkheads. Armoured deck was 51-mm thick (32-mm with 38-mm slopes over steering gear). Transom stern was 38-mm thick.
Modernizations: 1963, both: + helicopter pad for Bell 47G
Naval service: No significant events.
Coronel Bolognesi
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