CNS Hyatt |
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders: | John I. Thornycroft & Company |
| Operators: | Chilean Navy |
| In commission: | 1928–1967 |
| Planned: | 6 |
| Completed: | 6 |
| Retired: | 6 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1,090 long tons (1,107 t) standard 1,430 long tons (1,453 t) full load |
| Length: | 91.44 m (300.0 ft) |
| Beam: | 8.84 m (29.0 ft) |
| Draught: | 3.86 m (12 ft 8 in) |
| Propulsion: | 3 × boilers Parsons-type geared steam turbines 2 shafts 28,000 hp (20,880 kW) |
| Speed: | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
| Complement: | 130 |
| Armament: | • 3 single × 4.7 in (120 mm)/45 caliber guns (3×1) firing a 49 lb shell at a rate of 12 rounds per minute • 1 single × 3 in (76 mm) AA gun • 6 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes • Mine warfare equipment: Serrano, Orella, and Hyatt equipped with mine laying capability, while Aldea, Videla, and Riquelme were equipped as minesweepers |
The Serrano class was a series of six destroyers which served with Chilean Navy during World War II. Chile ordered the Serrano class from John I. Thornycroft & Company in the United Kingdom to enhance the Chilean Navy's ability to patrol its extensive coastline. The six vessels were completed by 1929, but in the event proved too lightly built for the harsher waters off the southern portion of Chile.
The Serrano class consisted of six vessels:
| Ship | Launched | Decommissioned |
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| Serrano | 25 January 1928 | 1967 |
| Orella | 8 March 1928 | 1967 |
| Hyatt | 21 July 1928 | 1963 |
| Aldea | 29 November 1928 | 1957 |
| Videla | 16 October 1928 | 1960 |
| Riquelme | 28 May 1928 | 1963 |
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