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NALÓN minesweepers (1954-1959)


Ships


Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Nalón (ex-Oeillet) M21, 1980- PVZ51, 1986- P51   South Coast, Newport Beach, USA   22.11.1952 2.1954 patrol 1980, stricken 1993
Llobregat (ex-Roselys) M22   South Coast, Newport Beach, USA   25.7.1953 11.1954 fire 24.4.1979, never repaired
Júcar M23, 1980- M21   Bellingham SY, USA     6.1956 stricken 12.2001
Ulla M24, 1980- PVZ52, 1986- P52   Quincy Adams, Quincy, USA   28.1.1956 7.1956 patrol 1980, stricken 1993
Miño M25, 1980- PVZ23, 1984- M28   Quincy Adams, Quincy, USA     10.1956 patrol 1980, minesweeper 1984, stricken 1999
Ebro M26, 1980- M22   Bellingham SY, USA   8.11.1957 12.1958 stricken 2.2005
Turia M27, 1980- PVZ54, 1986- P54   Hiltebrant, Kingston, USA   14.7.1954 6.1955 patrol 1980, stricken 1993
Duero (ex-Spoonbill) M28, 1980- M23   Tampa Marine, Tampa, USA 11/1953 3.8.1954 6.1955 // 1.1959 stricken 1999
Sil (ex-Redwing) M29, 1980- PVZ55, 1982- M27   Tampa Marine, Tampa, USA 7/1953 29.4.1954 1.1955 // 1.1959 patrol 1980, minesweeper 1982, stricken 3.2003
Tajo M30, 1980- M24   Tampa Marine, Tampa, USA   1.5.1958 7.1959 stricken 12.2001
Genil M31, 1980- M25   Tampa Marine, Tampa, USA   8.8.1958 9.1959 stricken 1.2004
Odiel M32, 1980- M26   Tampa Marine, Tampa, USA   3.9.1958 10.1959 stricken 2.2005


Technical data


Displacement standard, t

360

Displacement full, t

400

Length, m

42.1 wl 44.3 oa

Breadth, m

8.10

Draught, m

2.10

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 General Motors diesels

Power, h. p.

M21-25, 27-29: 880

M26, 30-32: 1000

Max speed, kts

M21-25, 27-29: 12

M26, 30-32: 12.5

Fuel, t

diesel oil 25

Endurance, nm(kts)

2500(10)

Armament

1 x 2 - 20/70 Mk 24, mechanical, acoustic, magnetic minesweeping gear

Electronic equipment

Decca TM626 or RM914 radar, UQS-1 sonar

Complement

39



Standard scale images


<i>Nalón </i>1980
Nalón 1980


Project history

USN Adjutant class coastal minesweepers. Duero and Sil were commissioned at first by USN.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.