Aguirre 1960
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
Castilla (ex-Bangust) | D1, 1959- DE1, 1960- 61 | Western Pipe & Steel, San Pedro, USA | 2.1943 | 6.6.1943 | 10/1943 // 26.10.1951 | discarded 1979 | |
Aguirre (ex-Waterman) | D2, 1959- DE2, 1960- 62 | Western Pipe & Steel, San Pedro, USA | 2.1943 | 20.6.1943 | 11/1943 // 26.10.1951 | sunk as target 1974 | |
Rodríguez (ex-Weaver) | D3, 1959- DE3, 1960- 63 | Western Pipe & Steel, San Pedro, USA | 3.1943 | 4.7.1943 | 12/1943 // 26.10.1951 | discarded 1979 |
Displacement standard, t |
1253 |
Displacement full, t |
1602 |
Length, m |
91.4 wl 93.3 oa |
Breadth, m |
11.2 |
Draught, m |
3.20 full load |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
4 General Motors diesel-generators, 2 electric motors |
Power, h. p. |
6000 |
Max speed, kts |
21 |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil 320 |
Endurance, nm(kts) | 11500 (11) |
Armament |
3 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 21, 3 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 10 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog Mk 10 ASWRL, 8 DCT, 2 DCR (120) |
Electronic equipment |
SPS-6, SPS-10 radars, QGA sonar |
Complement |
172 |
Project history: Former USN 'DET' (Bostwick) class destroyer escorts. They were transferred to Peru 26.10.1951 under MDAP but arrived in Peru 24.5.1952 after rearming.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
Castilla 1970
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