PLATFORM TYPE:   EX-US BROOKLYN CLASS LIGHT CRUISER (CL)
PLATFORM NAME:   ARA GENERAL BELGRANO

DESCRIPTION:     MARITIME PATROL & SHORE BOMBARDMENT
SPEED:           32KTS
MANNING LEVEL:   975
DIMENSIONS:      608 x 29 x 24 FT
DISPLACEMENT:    13,650 (FULL LOAD)
RANGE:           7,600 AT 15KTS
POWER PLANT:     8 BOILERS AT 400 PSI
                 4 TURBINES 100,000 HP
                 4 SHAFTS

GUNS:            16  6 IN (152mm)
                 8  5 IN (127mm)
                 28 BOFORS 40mm (4-QUAD AND 6-TWIN
                 MOUNTINGS)
                 NUMEROUS 20mm GUNS

RADARS:
    (AIR SRCH):        SPS-12
    (FIRE CTRL):       2 MK34
                       2 MK57
                       6 MK51 FOR GUNS CONTROL
    (SURFACE SRCH):    SPS-10
    (NAVIGATION):      4 RAYTHEON MK 28

COUNTRY:               ARGENTINA
COMMENTS:              THE GENERAL BELGRANO WAS SUNK BY THE
                       HMS CONQUEROR 2 MAY, 1982.
