ARV Zulia (D-21)
Appearance
ARV Zulia (D-21) in 1969
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History | |
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Name | ARV Zulia (D-21) |
Namesake | Zulia |
Ordered | 1950 |
Builder | Vickers Armstrongs Shipyards Barrow in Furness |
General characteristics | |
Displacement |
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Length | 402 ft (122,5 m) |
Beam | 43 ft (13 m) |
Draught | 19 ft (5.8 m) |
Propulsion | 2 Foster Wheeler boilers (650 psi, 850 °F), Parsons steam turbines, 50,000 shp |
Speed | 34 kn ( km/h) |
Range | 10,000 nmi at 10 kn, 1 month |
Complement | 18 officers and 236 crew members |
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Zulia was the name of a Venezuelan destroyer. Named for the Venezuelan state of Zulia, it was the leader of the 2nd Destroyer Division and the second ship of the Nueva Esparta class, among British built for Venezuela naval forces in the 1950s.
References
- Friedman, Norman (2008). British Destroyers & Frigates: The Second World War and After. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 987-1-84832-015-4.
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(help) - Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen, eds. (1995). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-132-7.
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External links
- Pictures at Dock Museum [1][permanent dead link]
- A picture of D-21 Zulia The Iron Destroyer [2]