Diana 1970
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Descubierta | F51 | Bazán, Cartagena | 26.6.1950 | 9.6.1952 | 1.2.1955 | stricken 1978 | |
| Atrevida | F61, 1979- PA61, 1986- P61 | Bazán, Cartagena | 26.6.1950 | 2.12.1952 | 19.8.1954 | stricken 2.1992 | |
| Princesa | F62, 1979- PA62, 1986- P62 | Bazán, Cartagena | 18.3.1953 | 31.3.1956 | 3.10.1959 | stricken 1991 | |
| Diana | F63 | Bazán, Cartagena | 27.7.1953 | 29.4.1955 | 13.5.1960 | stricken 1973 | |
| Nautilus | F64, 1979- PA64, 1986- P64 | Bazán, Cádiz | 27.7.1953 | 23.8.1956 | 15.12.1959 | stricken 1991 | |
| Villa de Bilbao | F65, 1979- PA65, 1986- P65 | Bazán, Cádiz | 18.3.1953 | 19.2.1958 | 2.7.1960 | stricken 1992 |
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Displacement standard, t |
F51, 61: 912 F62-65: 997 |
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Displacement full, t |
F51, 61: 1022 F62-65: 1135 |
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Length, m |
68.0 pp 75.5 oa |
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Breadth, m |
10.2 |
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Draught, m |
F51, 61: 2.60 F62-65: 2.70 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 Sulzer diesels |
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Power, h. p. |
3000 |
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Max speed, kts |
18.5 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil 100 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 8000(10) |
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Armament |
F51, 61: 1 x 1 - 105/45 MPL C/32ge, 1 x 2 - 37/83 Dopp LC/30, 3 x 4 - 20/65 Vierling L/38, 4 DCT, 20 mines F62-65: 1 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 34, 3 x 1 - 40/70 SP48, 2 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog Mk 11 ASWRL, 8 DCT, 2 DCR |
| Electronic equipment | SPS-5B radar, QHBa sonar |
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Complement |
132 |
Project history: Rated as corvettes although given 'F' pennant numbers.
Modernizations: 1959-1960, Descubierta, Atrevida: were rebuilt as later ships (F62-65).
1979, Atrevida, Princesa, Nautilus, Villa de Bilbao: were armed with 1 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 34, 3 x 1 - 40/70 SP48, 1 x 2 - 20/70 Mk 24, 20 mines
Naval service: In 1979 survived ships were reclassified as patrols.
Princesa 1970s
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