Almirante Clemente 1960
Almirante Brión 1975
Almirante Clemente 2005
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Almirante Clemente | D12, 1975- F11, 1986- GC11 | Ansaldo, Livorno, Italy | 5.5.1954 | 12.12.1954 | 4.12.1956 | Coast Guard 3.1986, stricken 2011 | |
| General Flores | D13 | Ansaldo, Livorno, Italy | 5.5.1954 | 12.12.1954 | 1956 | stricken 1978 | |
| General Moran | D22, 1976- F12, 1986- GC12 | Ansaldo, Livorno, Italy | 5.5.1954 | 12.12.1954 | 10.1.1957 | Coast Guard 3.1986, stricken 2009 | |
| Almirante Brión | D23 | Ansaldo, Livorno, Italy | 12.12.1954 | 4.9.1955 | 1957 | stricken 1978 | |
| General Austria | D32 | Ansaldo, Livorno, Italy | 12.12.1954 | 15.7.1956 | 1957 | stricken 1976 | |
| Almirante García | D33 | Ansaldo, Livorno, Italy | 12.12.1954 | 12.10.1956 | 1957 | stricken 1977 |
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Displacement standard, t |
1300 |
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Displacement full, t |
1500 |
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Length, m |
99.1 |
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Breadth, m |
10.8 |
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Draught, m |
3.40 max |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 sets Ansaldo-Parsons geared steam turbines, 2 Ansaldo-Foster Wheeler boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
24000 |
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Max speed, kts |
34 |
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Fuel, t |
oil 350 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
3500(15) |
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Armament |
2 x 2 - 102/45 Mk 19, 2 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 4 x 2 - 20/70 Mk 24, 1 x 3 - 533 TT, 2 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog Mk 11 ASWRL, 4 DCT, 2 DCR |
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Electronic equipment |
SPS-6, SPS-10, SPG-34 radars, SQS-4 sonar |
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Complement |
162 |
Project history: This class suffered from many problems, primarily due to their light construction. Ships were air conditioned in living and command spaces. Original 4'' main battery was fully automatic and radar controlled. Originally ships of class were rated as light destroyers, after rebuilding two ships were reclassified as frigates.
Modernizations: 1962, Almirante Brión, General Austria, Almirante García: - 2 x 2 - 40/60, 4 x 2 - 20/70; + 2 x 2 - 40/70 Breda-Bofors 64, 1 x 1 - 305 Menon ASWRL
(1968-1975), Almirante Clemente; (1968-1976), General Moran: were completely re-engined and rearmed: 2 GMT 16-645E7CA diesels, 6000hp, 22kts, 350t of diesel oil, 3500(15)nm; 2 x 1 - 76/62 OTO-Melara Compact, 1 x 2 - 40/70 Breda-Bofors Compact, 2 x 3 - 324 TT; Decca 1226, AWS-2, RTN-10X radars, MS-26 sonar
Naval service: No significant events.
General Austria 1972
Almirante Clemente 2001
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