CHURRUCA CLASS DESTROYERS
(Third Series)
Destroyer Álava.
Álava and Liniers were the first destroyers built in Spain after the Civil War (1936-1939).
They were initially ordered in 1936 but the war frustrated the construction and their keels were not laid down until 1944.
In 1959, both ships entered dock where they were modernized, reclassified as ASW fast frigates, and commissioned again in 1962.
After modernization new armament and sensors were installed, a boiler was removed from the ships, and their top speed was reduced to 29 knots.
The Liniers in the 1960's after the modernization to fast frigate.
Specifications
| Name |
Builder |
Laid Down |
Launched |
Commissioned |
Decommissioned |
| Álava |
S.E.C.N. Cartagena |
7 Jan. 1944 |
18 May 1947 |
11 Dec. 1951
Reco. 17 Jan. 1962 |
2 Sep. 1978 |
| Liniers |
S.E.C.N. Cartagena |
30 Dec. 1944 |
1 May 1946 |
27 Jan. 1951
Reco. 18 Sep. 1962 |
15 Dec. 1982 |
Displacement: Standard 1,712 mt, Full Load 2,225 mt. (2,306 mt after modernization).
Lenght: 101.98 meters (102.40 m. after modernization).
Beam: 9.67 meters.
Draft: 3.0 meters (3.74 m. after modernization).
Depth: 6.05 meters.
| Armament as destroyer |
Armament as fast frigate after modernization |
4 x 120 mm Vickers L/45
2 x 37 mm Rheinmetall-Borsig
6 x 533 mm torpedoes in 2 triple tube mounts
2 mortars
Depth charges |
3 x 76.2 mm L/50 MK34
3 x 40 mm L/70 Bofors
2 x 533 mm MK32 torpedoes
8 Mk6 mortars
Mk9 Depth charges |
| Sensors after modernization |
MLA-1b air-search radar
SG-6b search radar
QHB-a sonar
Two Mk 63 fire control directors with AN/SPG-34 radars |
Propulsion plant: 4 Yarrow boilers, Two Parsons turbine sets, 42,000 hp. (30,000 hp after modernization).
Speed: 36 knots. (29 knots after modernization).
Range: 4,500 nautical miles at 14 knots (2,350 nm at 14 knots after modernization).
Fuel capacity: 491 mt. (360 mt after modernization).
Crew: 204 men (222 after modernization).
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