ARV Zulia (D-21)

ARV Zulia (D-21) in 1969
History
Venezuela
Name	ARV Zulia
Namesake	Zulia
Ordered	1950
Builder	Vickers Armstrongs Shipyards Barrow in Furness
Identification	D-21
General characteristics
Class and type	Nueva Esparta-class destroyer
Displacement	Standard: 2,600 tons Full load: 3,670 tons
Length	402 ft (122,5 m)
Beam	43 ft (13 m)
Draught	19 ft (5.8 m)
Propulsion	2 Foster Wheeler boilers (650 psi, 850 °F), Parsons steam turbines, 50,000 shp
Speed	34 kn ( km/h)
Range	10,000 nmi at 10 kn, 1 month
Complement	18 officers and 236 crew members
Sensors and processing systems	Radar Type 293Q target indication Radar Type 291 air warning Radar Type 274 navigation Radar Type 275 fire control on director Mk.VI Radar Type 262 fire control on director CRBF and STAAG Mk.II
Armament	6 × QF 4.5 in /45 (114 mm) Mark V in 3 twin mountings UD Mark VI 4 × 40 mm /60 Bofors A/A in 2 twin mounts STAAG Mk.II 2 × 40 mm /60 Bofors A/A in 1 twin mount Mk.V 2 × Torpedo tubes for 21 in (533 mm) torpedoes Mk.IX 1 × 'Squid A/S mortar

Zulia was one of three Nueva Esparta-class destroyers of the Venezuelan Navy. Named for the Venezuelan state of Zulia, it was built by the British shipyard Vickers Armstrong in the 1950s. It served as the leader of the 2nd Destroyer Division, and remained in service until 1978.