Chilean destroyer Aldea (1928)
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| Ordered: | 1928 |
| Laid down: | 8 March 1928 |
| Launched: | 28 November 1928 |
| Commissioned: | 26 July 1929 |
| Decommissioned: | 21 June 1957 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
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| Displacement: | 1,450 tonnes |
| Length: | 91.44 mts (300 ft.) |
| Beam: | 8.84 mts |
| Draught: | 3.86 mts (12 ft. 8 in.) |
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| Speed: | 35.9 knots |
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| Complement: | 130 |
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The third Aldea was a Serrano class destroyer of the Chilean Navy which served during World War II. It was laid down in 1928 by Thornycroft, at Woolston, Hampshire, England. She was launched by Mrs Berta Castro de Merino (mother of future admiral José Toribio Merino) in November 1928, and commissioned on July 1929.
The Aldea was one of six vessels in its class to serve Chile. The class was ordered from the United Kingdom and delivered in 1928 and 1929. Like its sister ships Riquelme and Videla it was also equipped for duties as a minesweeper. The vessels had a displacement of 1450 tons and were armed with three 4.7" and one 3" DP guns as well as six 21" torpedo tubes. The ships could make 35 knots, but their light built proved unsuitable for the harsh southern waters off Chile's coast.
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