Pêro Escobar 1965
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Pêro Escobar | F335 | CN di Castellamare di Stabia | 7.1.1955 | 25.9.1955 | 30.6.1957 | discarded 1975 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
1250 |
|
Displacement full, t |
1600 |
|
Length, m |
93.5 wl 98.0 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
10.9 |
|
Draught, m |
3.10 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 sets Ansaldo-Genova geared steam turbines, 2 Ansaldo-Foster Wheeler boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
24500 |
|
Max speed, kts |
32 |
|
Fuel, t |
oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 2800(13.5) |
|
Armament |
2 x 1 - 76/62 SMP3, 1 x 2 - 40/70 Breda type 64, 1 x 3 - 533 TT |
|
Electronic equipment |
MLN-1A radar, QCU-2 sonar |
|
Complement |
165 |
Project history: Pêro Escobar had the same basic hull and machinery as the Italian designed Venezuelan Almirante Clemente class, but had a considerably lighter armament to reduce topweight.
Modernizations: 1969: new armament and sensors consisted of 2 x 2 - 76/50 Mk 33, 2 x 3 - 324 TT, 2 x 3 - 305 Squid ASWRL; MLT-3A, MLA-1B radars, SQS-29 sonar
Naval service: No significant events.
Pêro Escobar 1973
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