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E perdem para metade dos países do leste europeu, um dia eu ainda visito aquelas bandas da Europa...

Pergunta: Alguém viu o míssel na foto do Skyway???

Que míssil?
Gerson

Missil? Onde?

Last Gun Cruiser in active service in the world. The pride of the Peruvian Navy.



The Hull is said to be in mint condition. Nothing like good ol' steel. After so many years, still able to go +30 knots. Ah, and her main mast is said to be 82 meters high.


More Info

Career
Laid down: September 5 1939
Launched: December 24 1944
Commissioned: November 18 1953


General Characteristics
Displacement: 9,681 tonnes standard
12,165 tonnes full load
Length: 187.32 m
Beam: 17.25 m
Draft: 6.72 m
Propulsion: 4 Werkspoor-Yarrow three-drum boilers
2 De Schelde Parsons geared steam turbines
2 shafts; 85,000 shp
Speed: 32 knots
Range: 6,900 nm at 12 knots
Complement: 49 officers, ~400 enlisted
Radar: • Signaal LW-08 early warning
• Signaal DA-08 surface search
• Signaal STIR-24 fire control
• Signaal WM-25 fire control
• Signaal LIROD-8 optronic
• 2 Decca 1226 navigation
Electronic Warfare: • Signaal Rapids ESM system
• CME Scimitar ECM system
• 2 Matra Défense Dagaie decoy launchers
Armament: • 8 Otomat Mk 2 SSM
• 4 twin Bofors 152/53 mm guns
• 2 twin Otobreda 40/70 mm Compact guns
• 4 single Bofors 40/70 mm guns
Armor: 50-76 mm belt
50-125 mm turrets
50-125 mm conning tower
Motto: Poder y Gloria (Power and Glory)
BAP Almirante Grau (CLM-81) is a De Zeven Provinciën class cruiser in service with the Peruvian Navy.


Acquisition
The Almirante Grau was completed for the Royal Netherlands Navy in 1953 as HNLMS De Ruyter. After two decades in service, she was decommissioned in 1973, and in the same year the Peruvian Navy bought the ship as a counter to the acquisition of the Swedish cruiser Gota Lejon by the Chilean Navy. Renamed Almirante Grau, in honor of the Peruvian Admiral Miguel Grau, she arrived to its new homeport of Callao on July 11 1973. The Almirante Grau became fleet flagship replacing a former cruiser of the same name (the ex-HMS Newfoundland) which was renamed Capitán Quiñones.


Modernization
From 1985 until 1988, she underwent a major modernization program by Amsterdam Naval Services (ANS) at its shipyard in Amsterdam, period during which she was denominated Proyecto de Modernización 01 (Modernization Project 01) or PM-01. Her role as flagship was assumed by her sistership Aguirre as Almirante Grau. Both ships regained their former names when the ex-De Ruyter reached Callao on February 15 1988.

The upgrade program carried out in the Netherlands included the following:

Fitting of the Signaal SEWACO Foresee combat system
Fitting of a Signaal DA-08 surface-search radar
Fitting of a Signaal LW-08 air-search radar
Fitting of a Decca 1226 navigation radar
Fitting of a Signaal STIR-24 fire-control radar
Fitting of a Signaal WM-25 fire-control radar
Fitting of two Signaal LIROD-8 optronic directors
Fitting of the Signaal Rapids ESM system
Fitting of the CME Scimitar ECM system
Fitting of two Matra Défense Dagaie decoy launchers
Fitting of a Link Y data link
Removal of four twin Bofors 57/60 mm gun mountings
Removal of the CWE-610 hull sonar



Further work was carried out by SIMA dockyards in Callao as follows:

Eight Otomat Mk 2 SSMs were fitted in 1993
Two twin Otobreda 40/70 mm Compact gun mountings were fitted in 1996, replacing four single Bofors 40/70 mm gun mountings

Currently, the Almirante Grau is the last gun cruiser in service in any navy. She is expected to be retired in 2008 or 2010.

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P44 escreveu:

Estás muito jovem nesta fotografia . Já foi tirada há muitos anos, não foi .