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King 1952

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Murature	P20		AFNE, Rio Santiago	3.1940	5.7.1943	4.1945	deleted 9.2014
King	P21		AFNE, Rio Santiago	6.1938	2.11.1943	7.1946	in service (2019)

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	900
Displacement full, t	1032
Length, m	76.8
Breadth, m	8.80
Draught, m	2.30
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 Werkspoor diesels
Power, h. p.	2500
Max speed, kts	18
Fuel, t	diesel oil 90
Endurance, nm(kts)	6000(12)
Armament	3 x 1 - 105/45 Vickers-Armstrong Mk P, 1 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 2 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90, 4 DCT
Complement	130

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Project history

They were designed and laid down as minelayers in a 4-ship class, but during construction the design was modified towards strengthening of anti-submarine armament at the expense of abandoning from mines. Sister-ships Piedra Buena and Azopardo were completed in 1954-1957 under the changed design as anti-submarine frigates.

Modernizations

1960s, both: - 3 x 1 - 105/45; + 3 x 1 - 105/41 Bofors M45, Decca 1226 radar, 3 x 1 - 12.7/90

Naval service

No significant events.