nearly sister-ship Catamarca 1913
nearly sister-ship Catamarca 1933
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Córdoba | D2, 1952- T15 | Schichau, Elbing, Germany | 1910 | 11/1910 | 7/1912 | stricken 1/1956 |
| La Plata | D4, 1952- T16 | Schichau, Elbing, Germany | 1910 | 1/1911 | 3/1912 | stricken 1/1956 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
875 |
|
Displacement full, t |
1368 |
|
Length, m |
90.0 |
|
Breadth, m |
9.00 |
|
Draught, m |
2.80 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
Curtis-AEG steam turbines, 5 Schulz-Thornycroft boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
28000 |
|
Max speed, kts |
35 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 290 + oil 50 |
|
Endurance, nm(kts) |
3000(15) |
|
Armament |
4 x 1 - 102/50 Bethlehem-Vickers, 4 x 1 - 533 TT |
|
Complement |
150 |
Ship project history: In January, 1909 the
Argentina parliament has assigned means for building 12 of large
destroyers under the 1907 program, accepted after the five years moratorium in reply to
strengthening of Brazilian Navy. Orders for building have been given out in the end 1909
to British Cammell Laird (ships were named San Luis, Santa Fé, Santiago and Tucumán), French A C
de Bretagne (San Juan and Salta) and Dyle
& Bacalan (Mendoza and La Rioja), German Schichau (La Plata and Córdoba)
and Krupp-Germaniawerft (Catamarca and Jujuy). All ships
should had displacement of about 1000t, 32kts speed, were armed by 4 102mm/50 Bethlehem-Vickers
guns and 4 single 533mm TTs, but differed with ship dimensions, machinery structure and
funnels number. German-built destroyers were equipped with Curtiss-AEG
turbines and Schultz-Thornycroft boilers with mixed firing. On six-hour trials 18/10/1911 Córdoba has shown 34.7kts
at 25000hp, and La Plata made 36.8kts at 28000hp. Both
destroyers built by Germaniawerft also exceeded contract speed on 2kts. In the summer of 1912 these ships crossed Atlantic and arrived to Argentina.
Remaining 8 destroyers were not commissioned by Argentina
Navy. Contract with Cammell Laird has been cancelled by Argentina party, ships finally
were sold to Greece as Aetos, Ierax, Panthir and Leon. Remained
ships 9/8/1914 were requisitioned by France and
commissioned by French Navy as Temeraire, Intrepide, Aventurier and Opiniatre.
To the Second World War beginning all destroyers made no more than 27kts.
Modernizations: 1924-1925, both: boilers were converted to pure oil (220t of oil, 24000hp, 32kts, 2700(15)nm); - 1 x 1 - 102/50, 4 x 1 - 533 TT; + 2 x 1 - 37/45 Nordenfelt AA? or 2 x 1 - 40/39 pompom?, 2 x 2 - 533 TT, 1 DCT
Naval service: All ships were stricken 10/1/1956 and BU in 1959-1960.
La Plata between the wars
La Plata 1952
© Ivan Gogin, 2011