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DIOGO CÃO frigates (1944/1957)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diogo Cão (ex-Formoe) | F333 | Federal, Newark, USA | 1/1944 | 2.4.1944 | 10/1944 // 7.2.1957 | discarded 11.1968 | |
| Corte Real (ex-McCoy Reynolds) | F334 | Federal, Newark, USA | 11/1943 | 22.2.1944 | 5/1944 // 7.2.1957 | discarded 10.1968 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 1430 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 1811 |
| Length, m | 91.4 wl 93.3 oa |
| Breadth, m | 11.3 |
| Draught, m | 3.40 full load |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | Corte Real: 2 sets Westinghouse geared steam turbines, 2 Combustion Engineering boilers Diogo Cão: 2 sets Westinghouse geared steam turbines, 2 Babcock & Wilcox boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 12000 |
| Max speed, kts | 23 |
| Fuel, t | oil 347 - 348 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 4650(12) |
| Armament | 2 x 1 - 127/38 Mk 30, 1 x 4 - 40/60 Mk 2, 3 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog Mk 10.11 ASWRL, 8 DCT, 2 DCR (100) |
| Electronic equipment | SPS-6, SPS-10 radars, QGA sonar |
| Complement | 156 |
Standard scale images
Diogo Cão 1965
Project history
Former USN 'WGT' class destroyer escorts, rated as frigates in Portuguese navy.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
