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Oquendo-class destroyer
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Destroyers · Spain · 1956
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Oquendo-class destroyer
Oquendo-class destroyer Photo: Alberto Hernández · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Firepower
40
Air Defence
35
ASW Capability
30
Sensors
35
Survivability
50
Versatility
45
Endurance
60
Aviation
10
Technology
25
Cost-Effectiveness
55
Origin Spain
ManufacturerEmpresa Nacional Bazán
CategoryDestroyers
EraEarly Cold War
In service1956–1970
Operators1 countries
Quantity3
Data Quality84%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
38
Destroyers MASS Rating
34/45
Early Cold War
236/478
All-Time
Destroyers · 10 axes scored
Firepower
40
Air Defence
35
ASW Capability
30
Sensors
35
Survivability
50
Versatility
45
Endurance
60
Aviation
10
Technology
25
Cost-Effectiveness
55
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the destroyers category.
01 / Overview
Oquendo-class destroyer
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1956–1970
Quantity
3
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · EARLY COLD WAR
34
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
68
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
38
destroyers category
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the destroyers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification7MOD.7
  • Hull Classificationdestroyer
  • Ship Typedestroyer
  • Builder / ShipyardBazán
  • Launched1959
  • Commissioned1963
  • Ships in Class3
  • In ServiceYes
◈Displacement1MOD.1
  • Standard Displacement3,004 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
  • Length (overall)116.5 m
  • Beam11 m
  • Draft5 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
  • Total Complement252
◆Propulsion6MOD.6
  • PropulsionSteam Turbine
  • Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)3 Bretagne steam boilers, 2 Rateau turbines, 2 propellers
  • Number of Engines2
  • Shafts / Screws2
  • Top Speed32.5 kn
  • Range3,200
▤Gun Armament2MOD.2
  • Main Gunoriginal 120 mm/50 cal DP, modernized 127 mm/38 cal DP
  • Secondary Guns40 mm Bofors L/70
⬢Underwater Warfare3MOD.3
▲Aviation2MOD.2
◎Sensors & Combat Systems4MOD.4
  • Air-Search RadarMarconi SNW-10 (original), SPS-40A (modernized)
  • Surface / Fire-Control RadarType 293Q (original), SPS-10F (modernized)
  • Combat SystemFRAM II modernization
  • Electronic WarfareYes
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
  1. 1956Production started
  2. 1970Production ended
70
years in service
14
years in production
3
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
04 / Operators
Operator Inventory1country · 3units
3active
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE7terms
Anti-Submarine Warfare. Capability to detect, track, and engage submarines.
Military action involving the use of electromagnetic spectrum to disrupt, deceive, or destroy enemy electronic systems.
The upper deck of an aircraft carrier, equipped for aircraft takeoff, landing, and maintenance operations.
Sonar system installed on the hull of a ship, used for underwater detection and navigation by emitting and receiving sound waves.
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
A system of hydrophones towed behind a vessel to detect submarines and torpedoes, minimizing interference from the ship's self-noise.
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