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CUAUHTÉMOC destroyers (1943/1970)
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Cuauhtémoc 1972
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuauhtémoc (ex-Harrison) | F1, 1975- E01 | Consolidated, Orange, USA | 7/1941 | 7.5.1942 | 1/1943 // 19.8.1970 | deleted 1982 | |
| Cuitláhuac (ex-John Rodgers) | F2, 1975- E02, 1993- E01 | Consolidated, Orange, USA | 7/1941 | 7.5.1942 | 2/1943 // 19.8.1970 | stricken 7.2001 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 2100 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 3050 |
| Length, m | 112.5 wl 114.7 oa |
| Breadth, m | 12.1 |
| Draught, m | 4.19 full load |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 sets General Electric geared steam turbines, 4 Babcock & Wilcox boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 60000 |
| Max speed, kts | 35 |
| Fuel, t | oil 650 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 5000 (14) |
| Armament | 5 x 1 - 127/38 Mk 30, 5 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 1 x 5 - 533 TT |
| Electronic equipment | SC, SG-1, Mk 12.22 radars |
| Complement | 197 |
Standard scale images
Cuitláhuac 1975
Graphics
Cuauhtémoc 1972
Project history
Former USN Fletcher class destroyers, stricken by USN in 1968 and transferred to Mexico in 1970 without any ASW capability.
Modernizations
1980s, Cuitláhuac: - SC, SG-1 radars; + Kelvin Hughes 17/9, Kelvin Hughes 14/9 radars
Naval service
No significant events.
