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Eolo 1952

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Eolo	F21		SECN, Ferrol	2.1938	30.8.1939	11.1941	stricken 2.1972
Tritón	F22		SECN, Ferrol	2.1938	26.2.1940	10.1943	stricken 3.1972

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	1576
Displacement full, t	1925
Length, m	82.1 pp 88.9 oa
Breadth, m	11.8
Draught, m	3.68
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 sets Parsons geared steam turbines, 2 Yarrow boilers
Power, h. p.	5000
Max speed, kts	19.5
Fuel, t	oil 318
Endurance, nm(kts)	5000(12)
Armament	4 x 1 - 105/44 NM42, 2 x 2 - 37/80 SK C/30, 4 x 1 - 20/65 C/38, 70 mines, 2 DCT
Complement	220

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Project history

"Gunboats-minelayers", built under the law from 11.1.1936 as smaller and cheaper variant of Júpiter, order has been given out mainly for workload of SECN yard at El Ferrol. Type 102 was developed on the basis of construction of gunboat-transport Guanajuato. Displacement reduction was reached at expense of sharp reduction of mine stowage: Eolo class ships were usually capable to carry only 70 mines, 40 from them on closed mine deck and 30 on mine rails on an upper deck astern, loading of mines was effected through two sideports. Armament should include 4 102/45mm guns with max 40° elevation, 2 twin 40mm/50 AA MGs, 2 twin 13.2mm MGs and 2 DCTs.     To the beginning of Civil war only a part of materials was prepared, and building was conducted already by Nationalists with changed artillery. Because of difficulties with deliveries of materials and equipment in days of WWII both minelayers were really fully completed only in 1946, thus never received rigorous fire control system. They appeared not so successful ships, mainly because of congestion and strong constraint of internal compartments, speed did not exceed 18kts. They served mainly as escorts and were re-rated as frigates in 1961.

Modernizations

1960s, both: presumably + radar

Naval service

No significant events.