ARC Caldas (1933)

	Caldas in the 1940s
History
Colombia
Name	Caldas
Namesake	Caldas Department
Builder	Lisbon Dockyard
Launched	10 November 1933
Acquired	1933
Commissioned	16 May 1934
Decommissioned	25 October 1960
Refit	1954
Fate	Scrapped, 1961
General characteristics (as built)
Class & type	Antioquia-class destroyer
Displacement	1,219 long tons (1,239 t) (standard); 1,563 long tons (1,588 t) (full load);
Length	323 ft (98.5 m)
Beam	31 ft (9.4 m)
Draught	11 ft (3.4 m)
Installed power	3 × Yarrow boilers; 33,000 shp (25,000 kW);
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 × geared steam turbines
Speed	36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Range	5,400 nmi (10,000 km; 6,200 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	147
Armament	4 × single 4.7 in (120 mm) guns; 3 × single 2 pdr (40 mm (1.6 in)) AA guns; 2 × quadruple 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes; 2 × depth charge throwers; 12 depth charges; 20 × mines;

ARC Caldas was one of two Antioquia-class destroyers built for the Colombian Navy during the 1930s. Originally ordered for the Portuguese Navy, the two ships were purchased by Colombia while still under construction. She was discarded in 1960 and subsequently scrapped.

History
Caldas in the 1940s
Colombia
Name	Caldas
Namesake	Caldas Department
Builder	Lisbon Dockyard
Launched	10 November 1933
Acquired	1933
Commissioned	16 May 1934
Decommissioned	25 October 1960
Refit	1954
Fate	Scrapped, 1961
General characteristics (as built)
Class & type	Antioquia-class destroyer
Displacement	1,219 long tons (1,239 t) (standard) 1,563 long tons (1,588 t) (full load)
Length	323 ft (98.5 m)
Beam	31 ft (9.4 m)
Draught	11 ft (3.4 m)
Installed power	3 × Yarrow boilers 33,000 shp (25,000 kW)
Propulsion	2 shafts; 2 × geared steam turbines
Speed	36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Range	5,400 nmi (10,000 km; 6,200 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	147
Armament	4 × single 4.7 in (120 mm) guns 3 × single 2 pdr (40 mm (1.6 in)) AA guns 2 × quadruple 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes 2 × depth charge throwers; 12 depth charges 20 × mines