Spanish destroyer Ariete (1955)
| History | |
|---|---|
 Spain | |
| Name | Ariete |
| Builder | Sociedad Española de Construcción Naval, Ferrol |
| Laid down | 3 August 1945 |
| Launched | 24 February 1955 |
| Completed | 30 June 1953 |
| Fate | Ran aground and sank 25 February 1966 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Audaz-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,247 t (1,227 long tons) standard |
| Length | 93.9 m (308 ft 1 in) o/a |
| Beam | 9.4 m (30 ft 10 in) |
| Draught | 3.0 m (9 ft 10 in) |
| Installed power | 23,000 kW (30,800 shp) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph) |
| Range | 3,800 nmi (7,000 km; 4,400 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Complement | 145 |
| Armament |
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Ariete[a] was a Spanish Audaz-class destroyer. Ariete was launched in 1955 and completed in 1961. The ship was lost when she ran aground on 25 February 1966.
Design
[edit]The Audaz class was based on the French Le Fier class design, plans for which had been provided to Spain by Nazi Germany after the Fall of France, but with a revised armament.[2][3] Ariete was modified during construction to a revised design as anti-submarine escorts, with a completely new armament and sensor outfit.[4]
Audaz, as built, was 93.9 metres (308 ft 1 in) long overall and 90.0 metres (295 ft 3 in) between perpendiculars, with a beam of 9.4 metres (30 ft 10 in) and a draught of 3.0 metres (9 ft 10 in). Displacement was 1,247 tonnes (1,227 long tons) standard and 1,570 tonnes (1,550 long tons) full load.[4] The ship had a unit machinery layout, with boiler and engine rooms alternating.[2] Three La Siene 3-drum boilers generated steam at 3,400 kilopascals (500 psi) and 375 °F (191 °C) which was fed to Rateau-Bretagne geared steam turbines, rated at 23,000 kilowatts (30,800 shp),[2][5][6] giving a speed of 31.6 knots (58.5 km/h; 36.4 mph).[4][7] The ship had a complement of 191.[7]
Anti-aircraft armament consisted of two US 76 mm (3 in) Mark 34 guns mounted aft and two 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors L/70 guns, with one forward of the bridge and one aft of the ship's funnels. Two Hedgehog anti-submarine mortars were fitted, together with eight depth-charge throwers and two depth charge racks, and two launchers for 342 mm (13.5 in) Mark 32 anti-submarine torpedoes.[4][8][6] Sensors consisted of MLA-1B air-search radar, SPS-5B surface search radar and SPG-34 fire control radar, with QHBa sonar.[8][6]
Construction and service
[edit]Ariete was laid down at Sociedad Española de Construcción Naval's, Ferrol shipyard on 3 August 1945.[4] Financial problems slowed construction,[2] and she was not launched until 24 February 1955.[4] The availability of US Aid under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program allowed Ariete to be completed to a modified design as an anti-submarine frigate,[9] and Ariete entered service on 7 February 1961,[4] with the pennant number D 36.[1] As with all the ships of her class, Ariete joined the 31st Escort Squadron, based at Ferrol.[3] On 25 February 1966, Ariete ran aground off the coast of Galicia after an engine failure and was wrecked, with the ship's hull breaking up.[4][3][10]
Notes
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ a b Blackman 1962, p. 213.
- ^ a b c d Gardiner & Chesneau 1980, p. 402.
- ^ a b c "Nombre de la clase: D 30 Audaz - Tipo de buque: Destructor ligero ASW". Buques de la Armada 1939 - 1998. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Gardiner & Chumbley 1995, p. 433.
- ^ Blackman 1960, p. 264.
- ^ a b c Moore 1979, p. 437.
- ^ a b Blackman 1971, p. 290.
- ^ a b Purnell's illustrated encyclopedia of modern Weapons and Warfare, pp. 214–215.
- ^ Gardiner & Chumbley 1995, pp. 427–428.
- ^ "Se han perdido las esperanzas de salvar la fragata Ariete embarrancada en Muros". ABC (in Spanish). Madrid. 3 March 1966. p. 51. Retrieved 7 May 2022 – via hemeroteca.abc.es.
References
[edit]- "Audaz". Purnell's illustrated encyclopedia of modern Weapons and Warfare. pp. 214–215.
- Blackman, Raymond V. B. (1960). Jane's Fighting Ships 1960–61. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd.
- Blackman, Raymond V. B. (1962). Jane's Fighting Ships 1962–63. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd.
- Blackman, Raymond V. B. (1971). Jane's Fighting Ships 1971–72. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd. ISBN 0-354-00096-9.
- Gardiner, Robert; Chesneau, Roger, eds. (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-146-7.
- Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen, eds. (1995). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-132-7.
- Moore, John, ed. (1979). Jane's Fighting Ships 1979–80. London: Jane's Yearbooks. ISBN 0-354-00587-1.