Английская Википедия:ARV Zulia (D-21)

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Zulia was one of three Шаблон:Sclasss of the Venezuelan Navy. Named for the Venezuelan state of Zulia, it was built by the British shipyard Vickers Armstrong in the 1950s. It served as the leader of the 2nd Destroyer Division, and remained in service until 1978.

Design and description

In 1950, the Venezuelan Navy placed an order for two large destroyers, Шаблон:Ship and Zulia, with the British shipbuilding company Vickers Armstrong, with an order for a third ship, Шаблон:Ship, following later.[1] The ships was of similar size and layout to the British Daring-class destroyers, but carried the same gun mounts as the older and smaller Шаблон:Sclass2, and was often compared with the Battles.[2]

The ships were Шаблон:Convert long overall and Шаблон:Convert between perpendiculars, with a beam of Шаблон:Convert and a draught of Шаблон:Convert. Displacement was Шаблон:Convert standard and Шаблон:Convert full load.[3] Two Yarrow boilers fed steam at Шаблон:Convert to Parsons geared steam turbines, which drove two propeller shafts. The machinery, arranged on the 'unit' principle, where boiler rooms and engine rooms alternated to increase survivability, was rated at Шаблон:Convert, giving a speed of Шаблон:Convert. The conservative machinery (the Darings boilers produced steam at a pressure of Шаблон:Convert[4]) gave a range of Шаблон:Convert, less than a Daring despite carrying more fuel.[2][3]

Main gun armament consisted of three twin [[QF 4.5 inch Mk I - V naval gun|QF Mark IV Шаблон:Convert]] mounts, with two forward and one mount aft, with a close-in armament of 16 40mm Bofors guns in eight twin mounts. Torpedo armament consisted of a single triple mount for 21-inch (533 mm) torpedoes, while 30 depth charges could be carried.[2][3] The ship had a crew of 18 officers and 236 other ranks.[1]

Construction and career

Zulia was laid down at Vickers Armstrong's Barrow-in-Furness shipyard on 24 July 1951, was launched on 29 June 1952 and completed on 15 September 1954.[1][3] Zulia was refitted at Vickers Armstrong's Hebburn shipyard in 1959, where the ship's torpedo tubes were removed to accommodate two Squid anti-submarine mortars.[1][3] In 1960, the ship was fitted with modernised electronics at the New York Navy Yard.[3]

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Шаблон:Nueva Esparta class destroyers