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ALMIRANTE PADILLA frigates (1943-1945/1965-1969)


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Almirante Brión 1971

Ships


Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Almirante Padilla (ex-Tollberg) DT03   Bethlehem, Hingham, USA 12.1943 12.2.1944 1.1945 // 14.8.1965 discarded 1973
Almirante Tono (ex-Bassett) DT04   Consolidated, Orange, USA 11.1943 15.1.1944 2.1945 // 6.9.1968 discarded 1977
Almirante Brión (ex-Burke) DT07   Philadelphia N Yd, USA 1/1943 3.4.1943 7/1943 // 8.12.1968 discarded 1974
Córdoba (ex-Ruchamkin) DT15   Philadelphia N Yd, USA 2.1944 15.6.1944 9.1944 // 24.11.1969 museum 1980


Technical data


Displacement standard, t1725
Displacement full, t

2114

Length, m

91.4 wl 93.3 oa

Breadth, m

11.3

Draught, m

3.84 full load

No of shafts2
Machinery

2 General Electric steam turbo-generators, 2 boilers, 2 electric motors

Power, h. p.

12000

Max speed, kts

23.6

Fuel, t

oil 347

Endurance, nm(kts)5500 (15)
Armament

1 x 1 - 127/38 Mk 30, 3 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 2 DCR

Military load

4 LCVP, 162 marines, deck cargo

Electronic equipment

presumably SA, SF or SL or SU radars, QGA sonar (most ships)

Complement203


Standard scale images


<i>Almirante Padilla </i>1970
Almirante Padilla 1970


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<i>Almirante Brión </i>1971
Almirante Brión 1971


Project history

Former USN APD class fast attack transports. 20mm guns were removed to take place for 30 additional beds.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.