Newport 1975
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
Hernán Cortés (ex-Barnstable County) | L41 | National Steel, San Diego, USA | 19.12.1970 | 2.10.1971 | 27.5.1972 // 26.8.1994 | stricken 11.2009 | |
Pizarro (ex-Harlan County) | L42 | National Steel, San Diego, USA | 7.11.1970 | 27.7.1971 | 8.4.1972 // 14.4.1995 | stricken 12.2012 |
Displacement standard, t |
6800 |
Displacement full, t |
8550 |
Length, m |
159.2 oa over hull, 171.3 oa over derrick arms |
Breadth, m |
21.2 |
Draught, m |
5.30 aft 1.80 fwd |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
6 Alco 16-251 diesels |
Power, h. p. |
16500 |
Max speed, kts |
22 |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil 1750 |
Endurance, nm(kts) | 14250(14) |
Armament |
2 x 1 - 20/90 GAM-B01, 1 x 6 - 20/76 Mk 15 Phalanx, 4 x 1 - 12.7/90, helicopter deck |
Military load | 29 tanks or 2000 t of cargo, 374 - 431 troops, 2 LCVP, 2 LCP |
Electronic equipment |
LN-66, SPS-10F radars, Deneb ECM suite |
Complement |
255 |
Project history: Former USN Newport class LSTs.
Modernizations:
None.Naval service: No significant events.
Hernán Cortés 2003
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