The Churruca class was a Spanish destroyer class built for the Spanish Navy based on a British design. Eighteen ships were built, with two being sold to Argentina and commonly referred to as the Cerva
Destroyer José Luis Diez
The initial Churruca (1925), sold to Argentina in 1927 and renamed ARA Cervantes
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A depth charge is an anti-submarine warfare weapon designed to destroy submarines by detonating in the water near the target and subjecting it to a destructive hydraulic shock. Most depth charges use
Churruca-class destroyer (1927)
…3 in) gun for anti-aircraft defence and four machine guns. They were also equipped with six 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes in two triple mounts and two depth charge throwers. The second group differed only slightly from the first. Their displacement was greater, at 1,543 tonnes (1,519 long tons) standard and 2,209…
US World War II Mark IX depth charge. Streamlined and equipped with fins to impart rotation, allowing it to fall in a straight trajectory with less chance of drifting off target. This depth charge contained 200 lb (91 kg) of Torpex.
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Depth charges on USS Cassin Young (DD-793)
Depth charge exploding after being released by HMS Ceylon