Maldonado 1945
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
Maldonado (ex-PC1234) | B1 | Sullivan, Brooklyn, USA | 1942 | 1943 | 6.1943 // 5.1944 | stricken 11.1970 |
Displacement standard, t |
280 |
Displacement full, t |
330 |
Length, m |
51.8 wl 52.9 oa |
Breadth, m |
7.06 |
Draught, m |
2.36 full load |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
2 diesels |
Power, h. p. |
2880 |
Max speed, kts |
21 |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil 49 |
Endurance, nm(kts) | 3000 (12) - 4800 (12) |
Armament |
1 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 20, 1 x 1 - 40/56 Mk 1, 3 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4, 2 x 4 - 178 Mousetrap Mk 20 ASWRL, 2 DCT, 2 DCR |
Electronic equipment |
SF or SO or SU radar, QHA sonar |
Complement | 65 |
Project history: Former USN 173ft-PC class patrol craft. She was built in 1943 and transferred to Uruguay at Miami 1.5.1944 after service under USN flag, arrived to Montevideo 31.7.1944. Maldonado was officially classified as corvette.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
Maldonado 1953
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