Los Monjes 1970
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
Los Monjes (ex-LSM548) | T13, 1975- T21 | Brown SB, Houston, USA | 1945 | 1945 | 2.1946 // 11.2.1959 | stricken 1979 | |
Los Roques (ex-LSM543) | T14, 1975- T22 | Brown SB, Houston, USA | 1945 | 1945 | 12.1945 // 15.7.1959 | stricken 1979 | |
Los Frailes (ex-LSM544) | T15, 1975- T23 | Brown SB, Houston, USA | 1945 | 1945 | 1.1946 // 2.12.1959 | fire 21.6.1984, BU | |
Los Testigos (ex-LSM545) | T16, 1975- T24 | Brown SB, Houston, USA | 1945 | 1945 | 1.1946 // 21.1.1960 | stricken 1980 |
Displacement standard, t |
520 |
Displacement full, t |
1095 |
Length, m |
59.9 wl 62.0 oa |
Breadth, m |
10.5 |
Draught, m |
landing: 1.07 fore, 2.13 aft |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
4 General Motors diesels |
Power, h. p. |
2800 |
Max speed, kts |
12.5 - 13.2 |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
Endurance, nm(kts) | 4900 (12) |
Armament |
1 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10 |
Military load |
5 medium or 3 heavy tanks or 6 LVT or 9 DUKW, 48 - 54 marines |
Electronic equipment | SPS-5 or SPS-6 radar |
Complement | 60 |
Project history: Former USN LSM class medium landing ships.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Los Frailes was seriously damaged by fire 21.6.1984, she was never repaired and soon scrapped.
Los Frailes 1978
© Ivan Gogin, 2016