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Castilla 1988

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comm	Fate
Castilla (ex-Paul Revere, ex-Diamond Mariner)	TA21, 1986- L21		New York SB, Camden, USA	15.5.1952	11.4.1953	22.12.1953 // 3.9.1958 // 17.1.1980	stricken 6.1998
Aragón (ex-Francis Marion, ex-Prairie Mariner)	TA22, 1986- L22		New York SB, Camden, USA	1953	13.2.1954	25.5.1954 // 6.7.1961 // 11.7.1980	stricken 11.2000

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	10709
Displacement full, t	16838
Length, m	172.0
Breadth, m	23.2
Draught, m	7.90
No of shafts	1
Machinery	1 set De Laval geared steam turbines, 2 Foster Wheeler boilers
Power, h. p.	22000
Max speed, kts	22
Fuel, t	oil
Endurance, nm(kts)	10000(20)
Armament	4 x 2 - 76/50 Mk 33, helicopter deck
Military load	1657 troops, 1900 t of cargo, 7 LCM(6), 5 LCVP, 3 LCP(L)
Electronic equipment	L21: SPS-12, SPS-10, 4x SPG-34 radars, WLR-1, ULQ-6 ECM suites, 4x Mk 36 SRBOC decoy RL L22: SPS-40, SPS-10, 4x SPG-34 radars, WLR-1, ULQ-6 ECM suites, 4x Mk 36 SRBOC decoy RL
Complement	307

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Project history

Paul Revere, Francis Marion and Tulare, the only new AKA and APA construction of the 1950s, were conversions of 'Mariner' cargo hulls (C4-S-1A). The two attack (personnel) transports were fitted as amphibious squadron flagships or as troop commander or transport division flagships; they could handle landing craft and heavy vehicles with 10t, 30t and 60t cargo booms. In an early example of adaptation to helicopter operation, their helicopter decks were served by cargo elevators. Aragón served as flagship for Amphibious Command.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.