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ALMIRANTE WILLIAMS destroyers (1914-1915/1920)


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Almirante Williams 1933

Ships


Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Almirante Williams (ex-Botha, ex-Almirante Williams Rebolledo)     White, Cowes, UK 1913 2.12.1914 1915 // 5.1920 stricken 1933
Almirante Uribe (ex-Broke, ex-Almirante Coni)     White, Cowes, UK 1912 25.5.1914 1914 // 5.1920 stricken 1933
Almirante Riveros (ex-Faulknor, ex-Almirante Simpson)     White, Cowes, UK 1912 26.2.1914 1914 // 5.1920 stricken 1933
Almirante Riveros     White, Coves, UK 1913 5.3.1915 1915 // --- incomplete to United Kingdom 9.1914 (Tipperary)


Technical data


Displacement normal, t1704
Displacement full, t1829
Length, m

97.5 pp 101.0 oa

Breadth, m

9.90

Draught, m

3.50 max

No of shafts

3

Machinery

3 Parsons steam turbines, 6 White-Forster boilers

Power, h. p.

30000

Max speed, kts

31

Fuel, t

coal 433 + oil 83

Endurance, nm(kts)2750(15)
Armament

Almirante Uribe, Almirante Riveros (ex-Faulknor): 2 x 1 - 120/45 BL Mk I, 2 x 1 - 102/45 QF Mk VI, 2 x 1 - 40/39 QF Mk II, 4 x 1 - 533 TT

Almirante Williams, Almirante Riveros: 2 x 1 - 120/45 BL Mk I, 2 x 1 - 102/45 QF Mk VI, 2 x 1 - 40/39 QF Mk II, 2 x 2 - 533 TT

Complement

205



Standard scale images


<i>Almirante Riveros </i>1920
Almirante Riveros 1920


Graphics


<i>Almirante Williams </i>1933
Almirante Williams 1933


Project history

In early 1911 Chilean Navy ordered to S. White a class of six large and strongly armed destroyers. Ships were laid down in 1911-1913. For that moment they were the strongest destroyers in the world, in twice exceeding standard British destroyers on armament. On construction they corresponded to standards of Royal Navy. On 6hr trials Almirante Lynch has shown 31.8kts, Almirante Condell 33.4kts. Ships differed by magnificent furnish of officer cabins and bad conditions of habitability of sailors.    Almirante Williams Robellado, Almirante Goni, Almirante Simpson and Almirante Riveros in beginning of war were requisitioned by British Government and commissioned by Royal avy as Botha, Broke, Faulknor and Tipperary. Latter was lost 31.5.1916 during Jutland battle, remaining ships in May, 1920 were returned to Chile and received names Almirante Williams, Almirante Uribe and Almirante Riveros. Because of strong deterioration they were stricken in 1933.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.