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HERNÁN CORTÉS amphibious transports (1972/1994-1995)


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Hernán Cortés 2003

Ships


Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comm Fate
Hernán Cortés (ex-Barnstable County) L41   National Steel, San Diego, USA 19.12.1970 2.10.1971 27.5.1972 // 26.8.1994 stricken 11.2009
Pizarro (ex-Harlan County) L42   National Steel, San Diego, USA 7.11.1970 27.7.1971 8.4.1972 // 14.4.1995 stricken 12.2012


Technical data


Displacement standard, t6800
Displacement full, t8550
Length, m

159.2 oa over hull, 171.3 oa over derrick arms

Breadth, m

21.2

Draught, m

5.30 aft 1.80 fwd

No of shafts2
Machinery

6 Alco 16-251 diesels

Power, h. p.16500
Max speed, kts

22

Fuel, t

diesel oil 1750

Endurance, nm(kts)14250(14)
Armament

2 x 1 - 20/90 GAM-B01, 1 x 6 - 20/76 Mk 15 Phalanx, 4 x 1 - 12.7/90, helicopter deck

Military load29 tanks or 2000 t of cargo, 374 - 431 troops, 2 LCVP, 2 LCP
Electronic equipmentLN-66, SPS-10F radars, Deneb ECM suite
Complement255


Standard scale images


<i>Newport </i>1975
Newport 1975


Graphics


<i>Hernán Cortés</i> 2003
Hernán Cortés 2003


Project history

Former USN Newport class LSTs.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.