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ÁLVARES CABRAL frigates (1945-1949/1959-1961)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Álvares Cabral (ex-Burghead Bay) | F336 | Hill, Bristol, UK | 9/1944 | 3.3.1945 | 9.1945 // 4.1959 | discarded 1971 | |
| Pacheco Pereira (ex-Bigbury Bay) | F337 | Hall Russell, Aberdeen, UK | 5/1944 | 16.11.1944 | 7.1945 // 4.1959 | discarded 1970 | |
| Vasco da Gama (ex-Mounts Bay) | F478 | Pickersgill, Sunderland / Thornycroft, Woolston, UK | 10/1944 | 8.6.1945 | 4/1946 // 5.1961 | discarded 1971 | |
| D. Francisco de Almeida (ex-Morecambe Bay) | F479 | Pickersgill, Sunderland / White, Cowes, UK | 3/1944 | 1.11.1944 | 2.1949 // 5.1961 | discarded 1970 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 1600 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 2420 |
| Length, m | 87.2 pp 93.7 oa |
| Breadth, m | 11.8 |
| Draught, m | 3.89 deep load |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 VTE, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 5500 |
| Max speed, kts | 19.5 |
| Fuel, t | oil 730 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 7000(15) |
| Armament | 2 x 2 - 102/45 Mk 19, 2 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 5, 2 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 7, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog ASWRL, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (50) |
| Electronic equipment | 2x type 282, type 271 or type 291, type 285, type 293 radars, type 144 sonar |
| Complement | 177 |
Standard scale images
Álvares Cabral 1965
Project history
Former British 'Bay' class AA frigates.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
