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AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS AND CRAFT
PRESIDENTE PINTO amphibious cargo ships (1945/1946)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presidente Errázuriz (ex-Xenia) | 40 | Walsh-Kaiser, Providence, USA | 5.1945 | 27.6.1945 | 7.1945 // 9.1946 | stricken 1962 | |
| Presidente Pinto (ex-Zenobia) | 41 | Walsh-Kaiser, Providence, USA | 1945 | 6.7.1945 | 8.1945 // 11.1946 | stricken 1968 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 4087 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 6740 |
| Length, m | 121.9 wl 129.9 oa |
| Breadth, m | 17.7 |
| Draught, m | 4.72 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 Westinghouse turbine-generators, 2 electric motors, 2 Babcock & Wilcox boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 6000 |
| Max speed, kts | 18 |
| Fuel, t | oil 1400 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 9500(12) |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 127/38 Mk 30, 4 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 10 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10 |
| Military load | 13 LCVP, 2 LCM(3), 1 LCPL, 980 - 2900 t of cargo, 252 marines |
| Electronic equipment | radar |
| Complement | 303 |
Standard scale images
Presidente Errázuriz 1960
Project history
Former USN Artemis class AKAs.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
