Chilean destroyer Aldea (1928)

Career
Name:	Aldea
Ordered:	1928
Builder:	John I. Thornycroft & Company
Laid down:	8 March 1928
Launched:	28 November 1928
Commissioned:	26 July 1929
Decommissioned:	21 June 1957
Fate:	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type:	Serrano-class destroyer
Displacement:	1,090 long tons (1,107 t) standard 1,430 long tons (1,453 t) full load
Length:	91.44 m (300 ft)
Beam:	8.84 m (29 ft)
Draught:	3.86 m (12 ft 8 in)
Propulsion:	3 × boilers Parsons-type geared steam turbines 2 shafts 28,000 hp (20,880 kW)
Speed:	35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Complement:	130
Armament:	• 3 × single 4.7 in (120 mm)/45 caliber guns • 1 × single 3 in (76 mm) DP gun • 6 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes • Equipped with mine sweeping capability

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 minesweeper. The vessels had a displacement of 1450 tonnes and were armed with three 4.7-inch and one 3-inch DP guns, as well as six 21-inch torpedo tubes. The ships could make 35 knots, but their light build proved unsuitable for the harsh southern waters off Chile's coast.

External links

• Official description from the Chilean Navy (Spanish)