Nueva Esparta class destroyer
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 Nueva Esparta Destroyer |
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders: | Vickers Armstrongs Shipyards Barrow in Furness |
| Operators: |  Venezuelan Navy |
| Preceded by: | Battle Batch 3 |
| Succeeded by: | None |
| Subclasses: | Aragua |
| Built: | mid 80's |
| Building: | 3 |
| Completed: | 3 |
| Active: | None |
| Laid up: | None |
| Lost: | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | Standard: 2,180 tons, Full load: 2,700 tons |
| Length: | 402 ft (123 m) |
| Beam: | 42 ft (13 m) |
| Draught: | 42 ft 9 in (13.0 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 Foster Wheeler boilers (650 psi, 850 °F), Parsons steam turbines, 50,000 shp |
| Speed: | 34 kn ( km/h) |
| Range: | 10,000 nmi at 10 kn, 1 month |
| Complement: | 18 officers and 236 crew members |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
Radar Type 293Q target indication |
| Armament: |
6 x QF 4.5 in /45 (114 mm) Mark V in 3 twin mountings UD Mark VI |
Aragua Destroyer |
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders: | Vickers Armstrongs Shipyards Barrow in Furness |
| Operators: | Venezuelan Navy |
| Preceded by: | Nueva Esparta Class Destroyer |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | Standard: 2,600 tons, Full load: 3,670 tons |
| Length: | 402 ft (122,5 m) |
| Beam: | 43 ft (13 m) |
| Draught: | 19 ft (5.8 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 Foster Wheeler boilers (650 psi, 850 °F), Parsons steam turbines, 50,000 shp |
| Speed: | 34 kn ( km/h) |
| Range: | 10,000 nmi at 10 kn, 1 month |
| Complement: | 18 officers and 236 crew members |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
Radar Type 293Q target indication |
| Armament: |
6 x QF 4.5 in /45 (114 mm) Mark V in 3 twin mountings UD Mark VI |
These ships were requested in 1950, and were built by Vickers Armstrongs Barrow-in-Furness shipyards between 1951 and 1954
Nueva Esparta is Spanish language for New Sparta and the name of the largest island in Venezuela, after the independence war their people was baptized by his and her bravery as New Sparta.
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[edit] Nueva Esparta Class Destroyer History
This kind of vessel was designed by Vickers Armstrong shipyards in 50's for Venezuela naval Forces, currently is classified as a derivative of the Batch 3 Battle class destroyer , according several information released by INRO and several independent researches in 2006, were part of a fleet that includes a 25.000 ton Carrier and a Tiger class cruiser, but includes several differences in weapons systems.
Details about these can be found in the Venezuelan web page Fav-Club [1] and in the article written for INRO by Dave Baker.
The fleet arrangement for 30/04/1949 covers:
- 1 (25000 to) Aircraft carrier (Conceptual Engineering)
- 1 (8000 ton) Cruiser (Detailed Engineering)
- 3 Nueva Esparta Class Destroyers (Built)
- 6 Almirante Clemente Class Destroyers (Built)
- 4 Submarines (1 used from of US Navy)
- 12 patrol boat (Detailed Engineering)
- 2 Mine sweepers (Basic Engineering)
- 1 Marine Assault ships (Built)
The names assigned to these ships were associated to strategical states of Venezuela:
- D-11 Nueva Esparta to the ship class accordding to referd bravery and loyalty.
- D-21 Zulia in order to remember Battle of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuelan War of Independence and for huge contribution of this state.
- D-31 Aragua because this is the military heart of Venezuela and as homege to the La Victoria battle rembembered as the Youth Day
[edit] Technical Specifications
- Dimensions: 122,5 x 13,1 x 3,9 mts
- Displacement: 2.600,00 ton full load 3.670,00 ton
- Machinery 2 Steam Parsons Geared Turbine with two yarrow boilers.
- Power 50.000, SHP.
- Artillery 3 twin mark IV 4,5" and 6 twin 40 mm
- Speed 34,5 knots
- Range: 9.260,00 km @ 11 knots
- Crew: 254 men
[edit] Log file
| Code. | Name. | Shipyard ID. | Keel Date. | Lauch date. | Commissioned. | Repair. | Weapons Refit. | Major Maint. | Status. | Decommissioned. | Life Cycle. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D11 | Nueva Esparta | 1009 | 24/07/1951 | 19/11/1952 | 08/12/1953 | 1959 | 1960 | 1968/69 | Sunked | 1978 | 25,08 |
| D21 | Zulia | 1010 | 24/07/1951 | 29/06/1953 | 14/02/1956 | 1959 | 1960 | N/A | Floating Museum - Sunked | 1983 | 29,32 |
| D31 | Aragua | 1036 | 29/06/1953 | 27/01/1955 | 14/02/1956 | 1959 | N/A | N/A | Sunked | 1975 | 19,89 |
[edit] Sensors & EW
| Model | Max range | Abilities | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| FH-4 | 500 | Surface & aerial search, bearing and classification data | Passive RWR/ESM/SIGINT |
| Tipo 162 | 1 | Search, Bearing & range data | Active sonar |
| Type 170 | 3 | Search, Bearing & range data | Active sonar |
| Type 177 | 3 | Search, Bearing & range data | Active/Passive radar |
| Type 275 fc | 16 | Surface & aerial search in surface, bearing and classification, range & altitude data | Radar |
| Type 293 | 45 | Surface & aerial search in surface, bearing and range data, IFF | Radar |
| Type 974 | 25 | Surface & aerial search in surface, bearing and range data | Radar |
[edit] Weapons & Abilities
| Mount | Rate of Fire | Armor | Sensors onboard | Capacity | Weapons per mount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 x 40mm/60 Twin Bofors | 1 | None | None | 42 | 42 x 40mm/60 TwinDobles Bofors (máx 42) |
| 2 x MK4 Squid | 180 | None | None | 3 | 3 x MK4 Squid (Máx 3) |
| 3 x 114mm/45 Vickers MK IV Twin | 5 | None | None | 23 | 23 x 114mm/45 Vickers MK IV Twin (Máx 23) |
[edit] Magazines
| Magazines | Rate of Fire | Armor | Capacity | Stores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 114mm/45 Vickers MK IV (x 3 V2) | 3 | Light | 900 | 900 x 114mm/45 Vickers MK IV (Máx 900) |
| MK4 Squid | 15 | None | 20 | 20 x MK4 Squid (Máx 20) |
| 40mm/60 Twin Bofors (x 4) | 4 | None | 800 | 800 x 40mm/60 Twin Bofors (Máx 800) |
[edit] Communications & Datalinks
| Name | Type | Range | Channels | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HF | Radio | 300 | 10 | HF Safe |
| VHF | Radio | 100 | 10 | VHF Safe |
| UHF | Radio | 100 | 10 | UHF Safe |
| HF | Radio | 300 | 10 | HF No Safe |
| VHF | Radio | 100 | 10 | VHF No Safe |
| UHF | Radio | 100 | 10 | UHF No Safe |
[edit] Sensors Signatures
| Signature Type | Front | Side | Rear |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pasive Sonar | 95 | 96 | 97 |
| Active Sonar | 16 | 27 | 17 |
| Visual | 110 | 151 | 110 |
| IR | —12 | 67 | 18 |
| Radar | 71 | 140 | 71 |
[edit] Fleet arrangement
First Division
- D11 Nueva Esparta (Nueva Esparta Class Destroyer)
- D12 Almirante Clemente (Almirante Clemente Class Destroyer)
- D13 General Flores (Almirante Clemente Class Destroyer)
Second Division
- D21 Zulia (Nueva Esparta Class Destroyer)
- D22 General Moran (Almirante Clemente Class Destroyer)
- D23 Almirante Brion (Almirante Clemente Class Destroyer)
Third Division
- D31 Aragua (Nueva Esparta Class Destroyer)
- D32 General Austria (Almirante Clemente Class Destroyer)
- D33 Almirante Garcia (Almirante Clemente Class Destroyer)
[edit] External references
- These ships were provided with Mark IV of 4,5" derivative naval guns [2]
- A brief history about this ships [3]
- Nueva Esparta Destroyer pictures [4]
- Zulia Destroyer pictures [5]
- Aragua Destroyer pictures [6]
Every ship have two "Almirante Clemente Class destroyers" as scorts ships
- Nueva Esparta and Zulia divisions have history in Cuban crisis as ships of allied fleet see pictures [7]
- This ships was brand new battleship designed for Venezuelan naval Forces [8].
- Zulia Destroyer was knew as El Destructor de Hierro - The Iron Destroyer [9]
- A complete list of Venezuelan Navy ships [10]
