Esmeralda 1946
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Esmeralda (ex-Glace Bay, ex-Lauzon), 1952- Baquedano | G T Davie, Lauzon, Canada | 9/1943 | 26/4/1944 | 9/1944 // 1/1946 | sold 11/1968 | |
| Iquique (ex-Joliette) | Morton, Quebec City, Canada | 7/1943 | 12/11/1943 | 6/1944 // 1/1946 | sold 11/1968 | |
| Covadonga (ex-Sea Cliff, ex-Meganic) | Davie SB, Lauzon, Canada | 7/1943 | 8/7/1944 | 9/1944 // 1/1946 | sold 1968 |
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Displacement standard, t |
1460 |
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Displacement full, t |
2180 |
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Length, m |
86.3 pp 91.8 oa |
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Breadth, m |
11.2 |
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Draught, m |
3.61 - 3.89 deep load |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
VTE, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
5500 |
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Max speed, kts |
20 |
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Fuel, t |
oil 646 |
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Armament |
1 x 2 - 102/45 QF Mk XVI HA, 1 x 1 - 76/40 QF MkI HA, 4 x 2 - 20/70 Oerlikon, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog DCT, 8 DCT, 2 DCR (150) |
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Sensors |
type 268, 272, 275, 291 radars, sonars |
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Complement |
140 |
Ship project history: Latest River-type Canadian-built frigates purchased from RCN.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
Esmeralda 1953
© Ivan Gogin, 2011