Antonio Diaz 1945
Names |
CS1 Antonio Diaz (ex-C56193), 1957- LC11 CS2 Brión (ex-C56196), 1957- Felipe Santiago Esteves, 1957- LC12 Felipe Santiago Esteves, 1960s- LA12 Torbes CS3 Briceño Méndez (ex-56195), 1957- LC13 CS4 Arismendi (ex-C56194), 1957- LC1 |
Builders |
Wheeler, Brooklyn, USA: CS1 Antonio Diaz, CS2 Brión, CS3 Briceño Méndez, CS4 Arismendi |
Commissioned |
1941 - 1944 // 1.1945: CS1 Antonio Diaz, CS2 Brión, CS3 Briceño Méndez, CS4 Arismendi |
Losses |
none |
Transfers |
none |
Discarding |
1960: LC11, 13, 14 1974: LA12 |
Displacement standard, t |
45 trials |
Displacement full, t |
|
Length, m |
25.3 |
Breadth, m |
4.88 |
Draught, m |
1.37 |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
2 petrol engines |
Power, h. p. |
1200 |
Max speed, kts |
20.5 |
Fuel, t |
petrol |
Endurance, nm(kts) |
|
Armament |
1 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4, 2 x 4 - 178 Mousetrap Mk 20 ASWRL, 4 DCR |
Electronic equipment | many boats: SO radar, sonar |
Complement |
10 |
Project history: USCG 83ft type motor launches, transferred to Venezuela from USN in 1944 and arrived Venezuela in January, 1945.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
CS3 Briceño Méndez 1952
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