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AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS AND CRAFT

HERNÁN CORTÉS amphibious transports (1972/1994-1995)

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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