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O'HIGGINS light cruisers (1938-1939/1951)
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O'Higgins 1979
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Higgins (ex-Brooklyn) | 1960- 02 | New York N Yd, Brooklyn, USA | 12.3.1935 | 30.11.1936 | 18.7.1938 // 9.1.1951 | decommissioned 1.1991, sold 10.1991 | |
| Capitán Prat (ex-Nashville), 4.1982- Chacabuco | 1960- 03 | New York SB, Camden, USA | 24.1.1935 | 2.10.1937 | 25.11.1938 // 9.1.1951 | decommissioned 5.1982, sold 4.1983 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 10000 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 13500 |
| Length, m | 182.9 wl 185.4 oa |
| Breadth, m | 18.8 |
| Draught, m | 7.30 full load |
| No of shafts | 4 |
| Machinery | 4 sets Westinghouse geared steam turbines, 8 Babcock & Wilcox boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 100000 |
| Max speed, kts | 32.5 |
| Fuel, t | oil 2100 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 7600 (15) |
| Armour, mm | belt: 127 - 83, magazines belts: 51 (fore) - 120 (aft), bulkheads: 127 - 51, deck: 51, barbettes: 152, turrets: 165 - 32, CT: 127 sides, 57 roof |
| Armament | 02: 5 x 3 - 152/47 Mk 16, 8 x 1 - 127/25 Mk 27, 4 x 4 - 40/60 Mk 2, 6 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 10 x 2 - 20/70 Mk 24 03: 5 x 3 - 152/47 Mk 16, 8 x 1 - 127/25 Mk 27, 4 x 4 - 40/60 Mk 2, 6 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 9 x 2 - 20/70 Mk 24 |
| Electronic equipment | SPS-4, SPS-6, Mk 13, 2x Mk 28 radars |
| Complement | 868 |
Standard scale images
O'Higgins 1980
Prat 1960
Graphics
O'Higgins 1979
Project history
O'Higgins and Prat cost Chile $37m apiece - 10% of the original cost. Both refitted in the US 1957-58. Former USN Brooklyn class.
Ship protection
Main belt abreast machinery was 4.2m high. It was 127mm thick (83mm at lower edge) on 16mm STS plating. There were narrow belts abreast magazines. Fore belt was 51mm thick but aft inner belt had 120mm thickness. Magazines were protected by 93mm bulkheads fore and aft, machinery and magazines were separated by 127-51mm bulkheads. Armoured deck over main belt was 51mm. Barbettes were 152mm thick. Turrets had 165-mm faces, 32-mm sides, 32-mm rears and 51-mm crowns.;
Modernizations
1957-1958, both: armament consisted of 5 x 3 - 152/47 Mk 16, 8 x 1 - 127/25 Mk 27, 6 x 4 - 40/60 Mk 2, 2 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 6 x 2 - 20/70 Mk 24, 1 helicopter (Jet Ranger) - SPS-4, SPS-6 radars; + SPS-10, SPS-12 radars
Naval service
O'Higgins was damaged by grounding 12.8.1974 in Patagonia fjords served as accommodation hulk, she was extensively refitted and recommissioned in 1978.
