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FALCON destroyers (1945/1972-1973)
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Falcon 1978
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carabobo (ex-Beatty) | D41, 1977- D21 | Bethlehem, Staten I, Port Richmond, USA | 7/1944 | 30.11.1944 | 31.3.1945 // 14.7.1972 | stricken 1979 | |
| Falcon (ex-Robert K. Huntington) | D51, 1977- D22 | Todd-Pacific, Seattle, USA | 2/1944 | 5.12.1944 | 3.3.1945 // 31.10.1973 | stricken 1981 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 2345 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 3320 |
| Length, m | 112.5 wl 114.8 oa |
| Breadth, m | 12.5 |
| Draught, m | 4.30 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 sets General Electric geared steam turbines, 4 Babcock & Wilcox boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 60000 |
| Max speed, kts | 34 |
| Fuel, t | oil 497 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 4600(15) |
| Armament | D41: 3 x 2 - 127/38 Mk 38, 2 x 3 - 324 Mk 32 TT, 2 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog Mk 11 ASWRL, 6 DCT, 2 DCR D51: 3 x 2 - 127/38 Mk 38, 2 x 3 - 324 Mk 32 TT, 2 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog Mk 11 ASWRL, helicopter deck |
| Electronic equipment | D41: SPS-10, SPS-6, Mk 25 radars, SQS-4 sonar D51: SPS-10, SPS-40, Mk 25 radars, SQS-29 sonar with towed array |
| Complement | 274 |
Standard scale images
Carabobo 1975
Falcon 1975
Graphics
Falcon 1978
Project history
Former USN Allen M. Sumner class destroyers. Falcon received FRAM II modernization before the transfer and can carry one Bell 475 helicopter.
Modernizations
1978, Carabobo: + 1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3
Naval service
No significant events.
