312:
The ships' main gun armament consisted of six 120-millimetre (4.7 in) guns in three twin mounts, with one forward and two aft. Eight 37 mm (1.5 in) and six 20 mm (0.8 in) guns comprised the close-in
329:) were originally armed with two 105 mm (4.1 in) anti-aircraft guns instead of the 120 mm guns before being rearmed with the intended armament. Anti-submarine armament consisted of four
347:
were modernised in 1960 as part of a major programme of modernising ships of the
Spanish Navy. The two ships were completely re-armed, with a gun armament of two American 127 mm (5 in) 38
383:
31:
877:
628:
A total of 30 Spanish warships were fitted with more modern anti-aircraft and anti-submarine armament and sensors between 1959 and 1960.
858:
839:
820:
801:
355:
563:
584:
500:
266:
542:
437:
405:
Two ships were discarded in 1968, with most of the rest of the class stricken in the next few years. By 1978, only
247:
479:
521:
458:
305:(34.3 km/h; 21.3 mph). A maximum of 402 tons of oil fuel could be carried, giving a range of 3,000
359:
237:
55:
394:
delayed construction of the ships, which were completed from 1947 to 1951. They were initially rated as
314:
348:
278:
854:
835:
816:
797:
367:
351:
391:
387:
371:
270:
209:
35:
262:
112:
871:
306:
294:
290:
159:
153:
220:
in 1959. They started to be withdrawn from use in 1968, with the last of the class,
330:
274:
205:
45:
302:
172:
334:
298:
139:
243:
286:
309:(5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph).
363:
217:
213:
93:
89:
254:
class were designed to combine the role of minelaying and escort, the
354:
in two single mounts, with a close-in anti-aircraft armament of four
374:
batteries, eight depth-charge throwers and two depth-charge racks.
282:
258:
s were more specialist escort vessels, with a heavy gun armament.
289:) standard and 2,282 tonnes (2,246 long tons) full load. Two
409:
remained in service. She remained in service until 1982.
261:
The ships were 95.20 metres (312 ft 4 in)
834:. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press.
362:armament consisted of two racks for anti-submarine
830:Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen, eds. (1995).
204:was a class of eight escort vessels built for the
832:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995
813:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946
811:Gardiner, Robert; Chesneau, Roger, eds. (1980).
754:
742:
730:
726:
724:
722:
720:
718:
709:
705:
703:
701:
699:
697:
657:
250:in 1939–40 and completed in 1942–43. While the
246:, two of which were built for the Spanish Navy,
796:. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd.
619:Gardiner and Chesneau state a load of 40 mines.
390:dockyard in August 1944. Financial problems in
337:could be carried. The ships had a crew of 250.
787:. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd.
273:of 12.15 metres (39 ft 10 in) and a
8:
684:
682:
680:
678:
676:
674:
672:
670:
668:
666:
212:, they were completed in 1946–1950 rated as
382:The eight ships were all launched at the
356:40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors L/70 guns
265:and 87.54 metres (287 ft 2 in)
688:
416:
301:(3,700 kW), giving a speed of 18.5
293:fed steam to two sets of Parsons geared
650:
612:
384:Sociedad Española de Construcción Naval
317:armament. Some of the class (including
277:of 3.40 metres (11 ft 2 in).
103:1,740 t (1,710 long tons) standard
32:Sociedad Española de Construcción Naval
15:
766:
111:95.20 m (312 ft 4 in)
7:
366:(eight torpedoes were carried), two
122:12.15 m (39 ft 10 in)
297:. The machinery was rated at 5,000
130:3.40 m (11 ft 2 in)
14:
815:. London: Conway Maritime Press.
792:Blackman, Raymond V. B. (1971).
783:Blackman, Raymond V. B. (1962).
398:(gunboats) and were re-rated as
175:(34.3 km/h; 21.3 mph)
1:
851:Jane's Fighting Ships 1979–80
794:Jane's Fighting Ships 1971–72
785:Jane's Fighting Ships 1962–63
878:Gunboats of the Spanish Navy
853:. London: Jane's Yearbooks.
755:Gardiner & Chumbley 1995
743:Gardiner & Chumbley 1995
731:Gardiner & Chumbley 1995
710:Gardiner & Chesneau 1980
658:Gardiner & Chesneau 1980
216:, and were redesignated as
894:
849:Moore, John, ed. (1979).
474:Stricken 4 November 1978
453:Stricken 2 December 1971
80:
22:
18:
236:class were based on the
757:, pp. 427–428, 430
333:throwers, and up to 30
208:in the 1940s. Built at
191:6× 120 mm (4.7 in) guns
81:General characteristics
267:between perpendiculars
565:Vasco Núñez de Balboa
323:Vasco Núñez de Balboa
224:, stricken in 1982.
222:Vincente Yañez Pinzon
586:Vicente Yáñez Pinzón
502:Martín Alonso Pinzón
407:Vicente Yáñez Pinzón
402:(frigates) in 1958.
345:Vicente Yáñez Pinzón
327:Vicente Yáñez Pinzón
544:Sarmiento de Gamboa
386:(SECN) shipyard at
745:, pp. 427–428
660:, pp. 402–403
604:
603:
450:18 September 1947
352:dual purpose guns
195:
194:
885:
864:
845:
826:
807:
788:
770:
764:
758:
752:
746:
740:
734:
728:
713:
707:
692:
686:
661:
655:
638:
635:
629:
626:
620:
617:
492:20 December 1948
417:
299:shaft horsepower
59:-class minelayer
16:
893:
892:
888:
887:
886:
884:
883:
882:
868:
867:
861:
848:
842:
829:
823:
810:
804:
791:
782:
779:
774:
773:
765:
761:
753:
749:
741:
737:
729:
716:
708:
695:
687:
664:
656:
652:
647:
642:
641:
636:
632:
627:
623:
618:
614:
609:
423:Pennant Number
415:
392:Francoist Spain
380:
370:anti-submarine
230:
142:(3,700 kW)
135:Installed power
12:
11:
5:
891:
889:
881:
880:
870:
869:
866:
865:
859:
846:
840:
827:
821:
808:
802:
789:
778:
775:
772:
771:
759:
747:
735:
714:
693:
662:
649:
648:
646:
643:
640:
639:
630:
621:
611:
610:
608:
605:
602:
601:
600:Stricken 1982
598:
595:
592:
589:
581:
580:
579:Stricken 1972
577:
574:
571:
568:
560:
559:
558:Stricken 1973
556:
553:
550:
547:
539:
538:
537:Stricken 1968
535:
532:
529:
526:
518:
517:
516:Stricken 1968
514:
511:
508:
505:
497:
496:
495:Stricken 1972
493:
490:
487:
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476:
475:
472:
469:
466:
463:
455:
454:
451:
448:
445:
442:
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433:
430:
427:
424:
421:
414:
411:
379:
376:
360:Anti-submarine
307:nautical miles
295:steam turbines
291:Yarrow boilers
229:
226:
193:
192:
189:
185:
184:
181:
177:
176:
169:
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164:
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160:steam turbines
156:
154:Yarrow boilers
148:
144:
143:
136:
132:
131:
128:
124:
123:
120:
116:
115:
109:
105:
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101:
97:
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87:
83:
82:
78:
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70:
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62:
61:
53:
49:
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43:
39:
38:
29:
25:
24:
23:Class overview
20:
19:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
890:
879:
876:
875:
873:
862:
860:0-354-00587-1
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847:
843:
841:1-55750-132-7
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833:
828:
824:
822:0-85177-146-7
818:
814:
809:
805:
803:0-354-00096-9
799:
795:
790:
786:
781:
780:
776:
769:, p. 431
768:
763:
760:
756:
751:
748:
744:
739:
736:
733:, p. 430
732:
727:
725:
723:
721:
719:
715:
712:, p. 403
711:
706:
704:
702:
700:
698:
694:
691:, p. 214
690:
689:Blackman 1962
685:
683:
681:
679:
677:
675:
673:
671:
669:
667:
663:
659:
654:
651:
644:
634:
631:
625:
622:
616:
613:
606:
599:
597:5 August 1949
596:
594:3 August 1944
593:
590:
588:
587:
583:
582:
578:
576:15 March 1947
575:
573:3 August 1944
572:
569:
567:
566:
562:
561:
557:
554:
552:8 August 1944
551:
548:
546:
545:
541:
540:
536:
534:9 August 1946
533:
531:3 August 1944
530:
527:
525:
524:
520:
519:
515:
513:18 March 1948
512:
510:3 August 1944
509:
506:
504:
503:
499:
498:
494:
491:
489:8 August 1944
488:
485:
483:
482:
478:
477:
473:
471:8 August 1951
470:
468:8 August 1944
467:
464:
462:
461:
457:
456:
452:
449:
447:3 August 1944
446:
443:
441:
440:
439:Hernán Cortés
436:
435:
431:
428:
425:
422:
419:
418:
412:
410:
408:
403:
401:
397:
393:
389:
385:
377:
375:
373:
369:
365:
361:
357:
353:
350:
346:
342:
338:
336:
332:
328:
324:
320:
316:
315:anti-aircraft
310:
308:
304:
300:
296:
292:
288:
284:
280:
276:
272:
268:
264:
259:
257:
253:
249:
245:
242:
240:
235:
227:
225:
223:
219:
215:
211:
207:
203:
201:
190:
187:
186:
182:
179:
178:
174:
170:
167:
166:
161:
157:
155:
151:
150:
149:
146:
145:
141:
137:
134:
133:
129:
126:
125:
121:
118:
117:
114:
110:
107:
106:
102:
99:
98:
95:
91:
88:
85:
84:
79:
75:
72:
71:
67:
64:
63:
60:
58:
54:
51:
50:
47:
44:
41:
40:
37:
33:
30:
27:
26:
21:
17:
850:
831:
812:
793:
784:
762:
750:
738:
653:
633:
624:
615:
585:
564:
543:
522:
501:
480:
459:
438:
406:
404:
399:
395:
381:
344:
340:
339:
331:depth charge
326:
322:
318:
311:
279:Displacement
263:long overall
260:
255:
251:
238:
233:
231:
221:
206:Spanish Navy
199:
198:
196:
100:Displacement
56:
46:Spanish Navy
335:naval mines
138:5,000
52:Preceded by
777:References
767:Moore 1979
555:2 May 1950
481:Magallanes
429:Completed
281:was 1,740
244:minelayers
180:Complement
147:Propulsion
645:Citations
637:From 1961
426:Launched
396:Cañoneros
364:torpedoes
287:long tons
269:, with a
65:Completed
42:Operators
872:Category
400:Fragatas
368:Hedgehog
248:launched
218:frigates
214:gunboats
188:Armament
73:Scrapped
28:Builders
523:Pizarro
460:Legazpi
378:Service
349:calibre
341:Legazpi
319:Pizarro
285:(1,710
275:draught
256:Pizarro
234:Pizarro
200:Pizzaro
127:Draught
94:Frigate
90:Gunboat
857:
838:
819:
800:
388:Ferrol
372:mortar
283:tonnes
241:-class
228:Design
210:Ferrol
108:Length
36:Ferrol
607:Notes
432:Fate
420:Name
413:Ships
303:knots
202:class
173:knots
171:18.5
168:Speed
855:ISBN
836:ISBN
817:ISBN
798:ISBN
343:and
325:and
271:beam
252:Eolo
239:Eolo
232:The
197:The
158:2 ×
152:2 ×
119:Beam
86:Type
57:Eolo
591:F41
570:F33
549:F36
528:F31
507:F34
486:F35
465:F42
444:F32
183:250
140:shp
113:o/a
874::
717:^
696:^
665:^
358:.
321:,
34:,
863:.
844:.
825:.
806:.
92:/
76:8
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