AO-53 Araucano

Country:  Chile

Class, [Type]: [AOR].

Builder: Burmeister &aamp; Wain, Copenague, Denmark.

Launch date: 21 June 1966.

Commission date: 10 January 1967.

Decommission date: 08 November 2010.

Displacement ( tons ): 17.300, 23.600 full load.

Dimensions ( metres ): 161,75 x 22,9 x 8,94

Main machinery: 1 x Burmeister &aamp; Wain 62 VT 2 BF 140 9-cyl. Diesel ( 10.800 hp ).

Speed ( knots ): 16,5.

Range ( miles ): 12.000 at 14.5 knots.

Complement: 130 ( 14 officers ).

Guns: 2 x twin Bofors 40mm/60.

Military lift: up to 21.126m³ liquid and 1.444m³ dry cargo.

Radar: Navigation: 1 x Decca.

Homeport: Valparaíso.

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