ARC 7 de Agosto (D-06)

ARC 7 de Agosto (D-06) was a Swedish-built destroyer of the Colombian Navy. The ship, laid down in November 1955 as 13 de Junio, was built by the firm of Gotaverken in Gothenburg to the same design as the Royal Swedish Navy's Halland class of destroyers, with the exception that they had a third 120 mm turret in place of the 57 mm AA turret. The ship was launched on 19 June 1956 and completed on 31 October 1958. After a career that spanned almost 30 years, the ship was scrapped in 1984.

Lunch during flag shifting for the Colombian destroyer ARC 13 de Julio from Sweden to Colombia
7 de Agosto
History
Colombia
Name7 de Agosto
BuilderGotaverken
Laid downNovember 1955
Launched19 June 1956
Completed31 October 1958
Commissioned1958
Decommissioned1984
IdentificationPennant number: D-06
FateScrapped, 1984
General characteristics
Class and type20 de Julio-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 2,650 tons standard
  • 3,300 tons full load
Length121 m (397 ft 0 in)
Beam12.4 m (40 ft 8 in)
Draft4.7 m (15 ft 5 in)
Propulsion2 shaft geared turbines, 2 boilers, 55,000 hp (41,000 kW)
Speed32 kn (59 km/h)
Range
  • 3,000 nmi (6,000 km) at 20 knots (37 km/h)
  • 445 nmi (824 km) at 35 knots (65 km/h)
Complement248
Armament


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