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ALMIRANTE CLEMENTE frigates (1956-1957)


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General Austria 1972

Ships


Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Almirante Clemente D12, 1975- F11, 1986- GC11   Ansaldo, Livorno, Italy 5.5.1954 12.12.1954 4.12.1956 Coast Guard 3.1986, stricken 2011
General Flores D13   Ansaldo, Livorno, Italy 5.5.1954 12.12.1954 1956 stricken 1978
General Moran D22, 1976- F12, 1986- GC12   Ansaldo, Livorno, Italy 5.5.1954 12.12.1954 10.1.1957 Coast Guard 3.1986, stricken 2009
Almirante Brión D23   Ansaldo, Livorno, Italy 12.12.1954 4.9.1955 1957 stricken 1978
General Austria D32   Ansaldo, Livorno, Italy 12.12.1954 15.7.1956 1957 stricken 1976
Almirante García D33   Ansaldo, Livorno, Italy 12.12.1954 12.10.1956 1957 stricken 1977


Technical data


Displacement standard, t

1300
Displacement full, t

1500
Length, m

99.1
Breadth, m

10.8
Draught, m

3.40 max
No of shafts

2
Machinery

2 sets Ansaldo-Parsons geared steam turbines, 2 Ansaldo-Foster Wheeler boilers
Power, h. p.

24000
Max speed, kts

34
Fuel, t

oil 350
Endurance, nm(kts)

3500(15)
Armament

2 x 2 - 102/45 Mk 19, 2 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 4 x 2 - 20/70 Mk 24, 1 x 3 - 533 TT, 2 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog Mk 11 ASWRL, 4 DCT, 2 DCR
Electronic equipment

SPS-6, SPS-10, SPG-34 radars, SQS-4 sonar
Complement

162


Standard scale images


<i>Almirante Clemente </i>1960
Almirante Clemente 1960
<i>Almirante Brión </i>1975
Almirante Brión 1975
<i>Almirante Clemente </i>2005
Almirante Clemente 2005


Graphics


<i>General Austria </i>1972
General Austria 1972
<i>Almirante Clemente </i>2001
Almirante Clemente 2001


Project history

This class suffered from many problems, primarily due to their light construction. Ships were air conditioned in living and command spaces. Original 4'' main battery was fully automatic and radar controlled. Originally ships of class were rated as light destroyers, after rebuilding two ships were reclassified as frigates.

Modernizations

1962, Almirante Brión, General Austria, Almirante García: - 2 x 2 - 40/60, 4 x 2 - 20/70; + 2 x 2 - 40/70 Breda-Bofors 64, 1 x 1 - 305 Menon ASWRL

(1968-1975), Almirante Clemente; (1968-1976), General Moran: were completely re-engined and rearmed: 2 GMT 16-645E7CA diesels, 6000hp, 22kts, 350t of diesel oil, 3500(15)nm; 2 x 1 - 76/62 OTO-Melara Compact, 1 x 2 - 40/70 Breda-Bofors Compact, 2 x 3 - 324 TT; Decca 1226, AWS-2, RTN-10X radars, MS-26 sonar

Naval service

No significant events.