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Aspirante Morel 1972

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Aspirante Isaza (ex-LSM295)	1960- 91		Charleston N Yd, USA	9/1944	17.10.1944	12.1944 // 3.1947	stricken 1964
Aspirante Goycolea (ex-LSM400)	1960- 89		Charleston N Yd, USA	12/1944	18.1.1945	8.1945 // 3.1947	stricken 1966
Aspirante Morel (ex-LSM417)			Dravo, Wilmington, USA	1944	1944	11.1944 // 3.1947	stricken 1958
Guardiamarina Contreras (ex-LSM113)	1960- 90		Brown SB, Houston, USA	1944	1944	11.1944 // 3.1947	stricken 1970
Aspirante Morel (ex-Aloto, ex-LSM444)	92		Dravo, Wilmington, USA	1945	17.4.1945	5.1945 // 9.1960	stricken 1982

Technical data

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	radar
Complement	60

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Project history

Former USN LSM class. One more ship, Araucana, owned by National Petroleum Co, wrecked in 1962 at Tierra del Fuego and transferred in May to the Navy. Ship was salvaged, towed off to Talcahuano but never was commissioned and was cannibalized for spare parts in 1964.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.