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RAJAH SOLIMAN frigate (1943/1960)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rajah Soliman (ex-Bowers) | D66 | Bethlehem, San Francisco, USA | 5/1943 | 31.10.1943 | 1/1944 // 31.10.1960 | foundered 29.6.1964 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 1432 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 1823 |
| Length, m | 91.4 wl 93.3 oa |
| Breadth, m | 11.3 |
| Draught, m | 3.43 ful load |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 General Electric steam turbine-generators, 2 Combustion Engineering boilers, 2 electric motors |
| Power, h. p. | 12000 |
| Max speed, kts | 23 |
| Fuel, t | oil 359 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 5000(15) - 5500(15) |
| Armament | 1 x 1 -127/38 Mk 30, 3 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 8 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, 2 DCR |
| Military load | 4 LCVP, 162 troops |
| Electronic equipment | presumably SPS-5 or SPS-6 radar, QGA sonar |
| Complement | 186 |
Standard scale images
Rajah Soliman 1963
Project history
Former US high speed transport converted from destroyer escort built in 1943. Transferred under MAP. Fitted as command ship for the Philippine Navy.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
Rajah Soliman capsized 29.6.1964 alongside the pier of Bataan National Shipyard during typhoon, hulk was raised but sold for BU in January 1966.
