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.jpg){kind=spacer} Chilean transport Aquiles in 2008
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Chile | |
| Name | Aquiles |
| Namesake | Achilles |
| Operator | Chilean Navy |
| Ordered | 4 October 1985 |
| Builder | ASMAR, Talcahuano |
| Laid down | 27 May 1986 |
| Launched | 4 December 1987 |
| Sponsored by | Margarita Riofrío |
| Commissioned | 16 August 1988 |
| Homeport | Valparaíso |
| Identification |
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| Status | In active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Troopship / cargo ship |
| Displacement |
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| Length | |
| Beam | 17 m (55 ft 9 in) |
| Draft | 5.5 m (18 ft 1 in) |
| Depth | 7 m (23 ft 0 in) |
| Ice class | 1B |
| Propulsion | 2 Krupp Mak 8 M 453B diesels; 7,080 hp(m) (5.10 MW) sustained; 1 shaft; bow thruster |
| Speed | 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph) max. |
| Endurance | 20 days |
| Boats & landing craft carried | Zodiac boats and Skua barge |
| Capacity | 36 TEU containers, has a cargo hold of 2,000 m3 (71,000 cu ft) c/w and has a crane that can lift loads of 22 tons |
| Complement | 335 (includes officers, crew and passengers) |
| Armor | 2 × Oerlikon 20 mm guns |
| Aviation facilities | Landing platform to handle two medium-sized helicopters |
Aquiles is a cargo and troop transport ship of the Chilean Navy, designed to operate for long periods of time without support. She was built by the ASMAR shipyard, launched in 1987 and commissioned in 1988. She has carried out support missions throughout Chilean territory, and has participated in the Chilean Antarctic Campaigns.
Construction
[edit]Aquiles was ordered by the Chilean Navy on 4 October 1985,[1] with the purpose of replacing the ship of the same name that had been acquired in 1968 from Denmark and fulfilled the same function of transporting cargo and passengers.[2][3] This new ship, with greater capacities than the previous one,[3] was designed by Cleaver and Walkingshaw Lid. (now Vard Marine Inc.), and computer-aided systems were used in its construction.[4]
Characteristics
[edit]Operational history
[edit]See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2015). Jane's Fighting Ships 2015-2016. Jane's Information Group. p. 124. ISBN 978-0-7106-3143-5.
- ^ "Noticiario" (PDF). Revista de Marina (in Spanish). 105 (782). Viña del Mar, Chile: 94–95. January–February 1988.
- ^ a b "Noticiario" (PDF). Revista de Marina (in Spanish). 105 (786). Viña del Mar, Chile: 1. September–October 1988.
- ^ García, Nicolás (17 August 2021). "AP-41 Aquiles, proyectando a la Armada de Chile en el territorio nacional". Infodefensa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2023.