Murature 1945
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Murature | P20 | AFNE, Rio Santiago | 3/1940 | 5/7/1943 | 4/1945 | active service (2011) |
| King | P21 | AFNE, Rio Santiago | 6/1938 | 2/11/1943 | 7/1946 | active service (2011) |
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Displacement standard, t |
900 |
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Displacement full, t |
1032 |
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Length, m |
76.8 |
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Breadth, m |
8.80 |
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Draught, m |
2.30 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
Werkspoor diesels |
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Power, h. p. |
2500 |
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Max speed, kts |
18 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil 90 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
6000(12) |
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Armament |
3 x 1 - 105/45 Vickers-Armstrong Mk P, 1 x 2 - 40/56 Bofors, 2 x 1 - 40/56 Bofors, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90, 4 DCT |
|
Complement |
130 |
Ship project history: They ere designed and laid down as minelayers in a 4-ship class, but during construction the project was redesigned towards strengthening of anti-submarine armament at the expense of abandoning from mines. Sister-ships Piedra Buena and Azopardo were completed in 1954-1957 under the changed project as anti-submarine frigates.
Modernizations: 1960s, both: + Decca 1226 radar, 3 x 1 - 12.7/90
Naval service: Ships are in active service (2011) as patrols and TSs.
King 1952
King 2003
© Ivan Gogin, 2011