ARV Aragua (D-31)

The destroyer Aragua
History
Venezuela
NameARV Aragua
NamesakeAragua
Ordered1950
BuilderVickers Armstrongs Shipyards Barrow in Furness
IdentificationD-31
General characteristics
Class and typeNueva Esparta-class destroyer
Displacement
  • Standard: 2,600 tons
  • Full load: 3,670 tons
Length402 ft (122,5 m)
Beam43 ft (13 m)
Draught19 ft (5.8 m)
Propulsion2 Foster Wheeler boilers (650 psi, 850 °F), Parsons steam turbines, 50,000 shp
Speed34 kn ( km/h)
Range10,000 nmi at 10 kn, 1 month
Complement18 officers and 236 crew members
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Radar Type 293Q target indication
  • Radar Type 291 air warning
  • Radar Type 274 navigation
  • Radar Type 275 fire control on director Mk.VI
  • Radar Type 262 fire control on director CRBF and STAAG Mk.II
Armament

ARV Aragua was a Nueva Esparta-class destroyer for the Venezuelan Navy. Named for the Venezuelan state of Aragua, it was the leader of the 3rd Destroyer Division and the first one of her own sub-class, among British built for Venezuela naval forces in the 1950s.