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OQUENDO CLASS DESTROYERS
Destroyer Oquendo.
The Oquendo Class destroyers were the last ships of this type built in Spain.
Although authorized in 1943, the keel of the first ship of the class was not laid down until 1951.
The construction was delayed for many years due to technical problems.
Oquendo trial results revealed stability problems and other defects, and therefore the construction work on the last two ships of the class was stopped.
It was later decided modify them and this resulted in new and larger ships that were basically rebuilt and had little in common with the original project.
Roger de Lauria and Marqués de la Ensenada were given heavier armament, modern equipment and sensors, however they retained the same and unreliable "Rateau-Bretagne" propulsion plant of the first Oquendo and this limited their actions and shortened their careers.
The Roger de Lauria.
Specifications
| Name |
Builder |
Laid Down |
Launched |
Commissioned |
Decommissioned |
Oquendo
(D-41) |
Bazán, Ferrol |
15 Jul. 1951 |
5 Sep. 1956 |
22 May 1963 |
2 Nov. 1978 |
Roger de Lauria
(D-42) |
Bazán,
Ferrol/Cartagena |
4 Sep. 1951 |
12 Nov. 1958
29 Aug. 1967 |
30 May 1969 |
15 Jan. 1982 |
Marqués de la Ensenada
(D-43) |
Bazán,
Ferrol/Cartagena |
4 Sep. 1951 |
15 Jul. 1959
2 Mar. 1968 |
10 Sep. 1970 |
20 Oct. 1988 |
| Oquendo Dimensions |
Roger de Lauria / Marqués de la Ensenada Dimensions |
Displacement:
Standard: 2,582 mt. Full Load: 3,004 mt.
Lenght: 116.47 meters
Beam: 11.00 meters
Draft: 4.7 meters
Depth: 6.50 meters
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Displacement:
Standard: mt. Full Load: 3,785 mt.
Lenght: 116.67 meters
Beam: 13.00 meters
Draft: 5.98 meters
Depth: 8.86 meters
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| Oquendo Armament |
Roger de Lauria / Marqués de la Ensenada Armament |
4 x 120 mm L/50 in two double mounts
6 x 40 mm L/70 Bofors
2 x 533 mm MK32 torpedoes
2 mortars
Depth charges |
6 x 127 mm Mk 32 L/38 in three double mounts
2 x 533 mm Mk 37 torpedoes
2 x 324 mm A/S Mk 44 torpedoes
2 mortars
Depth charges |
| Oquendo Sensors |
Roger de Lauria / Marqués de la Ensenada Sensors |
Type 293Q search radar
Marconi SNW-10 air-search radar
Decca navigation radar
QHB-a sonar
275 M and 262 P fire control radars. |
AN/SPS-10F search radar
AN/SPS-40 A air-search radar
Decca RM 426 navigation radar
AN/SQS-32C and AN/SQA-10 sonars
Mk 37 fire control director with Mk 25 radar. |
Propulsion plant: 3 Bretagne boilers, Two "Rateau" turbine sets, 60,000 hp.
Speed: 32.5 knots. (31.5 knots Roger de Lauria & Marqués de la Ensenada))
Range: 3,200 nautical miles at 20 knots.
Fuel capacity: 659 mt.
Crew: 242 men. (318 men Roger de Lauria & Marqués de la Ensenada)
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