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Chilean transport Aquiles in 2008
History
Chile
NameAquiles
NamesakeAchilles
OperatorChilean Navy
Ordered4 October 1985
BuilderASMAR, Talcahuano
Laid down27 May 1986
Launched4 December 1987
Sponsored byMargarita Riofrío
Commissioned16 August 1988
HomeportValparaíso
Identification
StatusIn active service
General characteristics
TypeTroopship / cargo ship
Displacement
  • 2,769 t standard;
  • 4,760 t full load
Length
  • LOA 103 m (337 ft 11 in)
  • LWL 97 m (318 ft 3 in)
Beam17 m (55 ft 9 in)
Draft5.5 m (18 ft 1 in)
Depth7 m (23 ft 0 in)
Ice class1B
Propulsion2 Krupp Mak 8 M 453B diesels; 7,080 hp(m) (5.10 MW) sustained; 1 shaft; bow thruster
Speed18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph) max.
Endurance20 days
Boats & landing
craft carried
Zodiac boats and Skua barge
Capacity36 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
Complement335 (includes officers, crew and passengers)
Armor2 × Oerlikon 20 mm guns
Aviation facilitiesLanding 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

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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

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Operational history

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See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2015). Jane's Fighting Ships 2015-2016. Jane's Information Group. p. 124. ISBN 978-0-7106-3143-5.
  2. ^ "Noticiario" (PDF). Revista de Marina (in Spanish). 105 (782). Viña del Mar, Chile: 94–95. January–February 1988.
  3. ^ a b "Noticiario" (PDF). Revista de Marina (in Spanish). 105 (786). Viña del Mar, Chile: 1. September–October 1988.
  4. ^ 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.