BAP Almirante Guise (1933)

BAP Almirante Guise was a destroyer that served in the Russian, Estonian, and Peruvian navies from 1917 to 1954. She was a rebuilt type of the Izyaslav class. Originally named Avtroil while in Russian service, in 1918 she was captured by Royal Navy and handed over to Estonia where she was renamed Lennuk. The ship participated in the Estonian War of Independence, and served with the Estonian Navy until 1933, when she was sold to Peru where she was renamed Almirante Guise.

For other ships with the same name, see BAP Almirante Guise.
BAP Almirante Guise in 1934
History
Russian Empire
NameAvtroil
BuilderReval Shipbuilding Company, Tallinn
Launched13 January 1915
Completed1917
Captured1918 by United Kingdom
Estonia
NameLennuk
Acquired1918 from British
FateSold to Peru, 1933
Peru
NameAlmirante Guise
Commissioned1933
FateScrapped in 1954
General characteristics
Class and typeIzyaslav-class destroyer
Displacement1,785 tons
Length105.0 m (344.5 ft)
Beam9.53 m (31.3 ft)
Draught3.60 m (11.8 ft)
Propulsion
  • A.E.G. Curtis turbines; 24,000 kW (32,000 shp),
  • Oil fuel: 450 tons
Speed30 knots (56 km/h)
Range2,400 mi (3,900 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement142
Armament
  • 5 × 102 mm (4.0 in)/60 Pattern 1911 guns
  • 2 × 20 mm AA guns
  • 3 × machine guns
  • 9 × 457 mm (18 in) torpedo tubes in 3 triple deck mountings
  • Designed to carry and lay 80 mines
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