Chilean destroyer Hyatt (1928)

Career (Chile)
Name:	Hyatt
Ordered:	1927
Laid down:	23 September 1927
Launched:	21 July 1928
Commissioned:	15 April 1929
Decommissioned:	31 August 1962
Fate:	Sold for scrap
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:	35.9 knots (66.5 km/h; 41.3 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 laying capability

The second Hyatt was a Serrano class destroyer of the Chilean Navy which served during World War II. It was laid down in 1927 by Thornycroft, at Woolston, Hampshire, England. She was launched by Mrs Margarita L. de Cubillos in November 1928, and commissioned on April 1929.

The Hyatt 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 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 built proved unsuitable for the harsh southern waters off Chile's coast.

External links

• Official description from the Chilean Navy (Spanish)