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HEROÍNA frigates (1943-1944/1948)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heroína (ex-Reading) | P32 | 309 | Leatham D. Smith SB, Superior, USA | 5.1943 | 28.8.1943 | 8.1944 // 8.2.1948 | meteorological vessel 1961 |
| Sarandí (ex-Uniontown, ex-Chattanooga) | P33 | 308 | Leatham D. Smith SB, Superior, USA | 4.1943 | 7.8.1943 | 10.1944 // 18.2.1948 | sold 6.1967 |
| Trinidad (ex-Caicos, ex-Hannam), 10.1950- Santísima Trinidad | P34 | 1659 | Walsh-Kaiser, Providence, USA | 1943 | 6.9.1943 | 12.1943 // 1948 | hydrographic ship 1963 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 1509 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 2238 |
| Length, m | 87.0 wl 92.6 oa |
| Breadth, m | 11.4 |
| Draught, m | 3.86 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 VTE, 3 boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 5500 |
| Max speed, kts | 20 |
| Fuel, t | oil 768 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 9500 (12) |
| Armament | P32, 34: 3 x 1 - 105/45 Bofors M32, 2 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 4 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog Mk 10 ASWRL, 8 DCT, 2 DCR (100) P33: 2 x 1 - 105/45 Bofors M32, 2 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 4 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog Mk 10 ASWRL, 8 DCT, 2 DCR (100) |
| Electronic equipment | SA, SL radars, QGA sonar |
| Complement | 190 |
Standard scale images
Heroína 1960
Project history
Former USN Tacoma class patrol frigates. Trinidad served in Royal Navy as Caicos.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
