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     BE-43 Esmeralda     

Photo byLuis García Curado, Cádiz, 2008
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Additional photo Magnify image   Luis García Curado, Cádiz, 2008

Country: Chile Chile
Class, [Type]: [AXT].
Builder: Astilleros de Cádiz S.A., Cádiz, Spain.
Launch date: 12 May 1953.
Commission date: 15 June 1954.

Displacement ( tons ): 3.673.
Dimensions ( metres ): 113 x 13,11 x 7
Main machinery: 1 x Fiat diesel ( 1.400 hp ).
Speed ( knots ): 12 knots under power; 17,5 knots on sails.
Complement: 308 (23 officers).

Guns: 2 x 47mm saluting cannons.

Radar: Navigation: 1 x ?.

Comment: Ex - Juan de Austria.

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