Joel
You are right you can see this is
www.fuerzasmildom.com
This is the list of mayor ships from 1947 to 1999
- Destroyer Sanchez(1961-1969)/ Ex-Generalisimo (1949 to 1961)/HMS Fame H-78 (1934-1949). Flag ship of the Dominican Navy until from 1949 to 1969. She participated in the bombarment of Santo Domingo in 1965. After Trujillo's death it was rename Sanchez. Armed with 3x 4.7in cannons, 1x 3in cannon, 6x 40mm automatic cannon antiaircraft, 4x torpedoes tubes and several antisubmarine Depth charge with sonar
- Destroyer Duarte (1961-1972)/Trujillo (1949 to 1961) / HMS Hotspur (1935 - 1949). Second Destroyer bought in the UK by Trujillo. She also participated in the bombarrment of Santo Domingo in 1965. Rename Duarte in 1961. Same type of armament as the Destroyer Sanchez.
- Fragate Mella (1961-1999)/Presidente Trujillo (1946-1961)/ HMCS CarlPlace (1944-1946). Bought brand new in Canada. And was armed in Dominican Republic by Dominican and Italian naval engineers. Flag ship of the Dominican Navy from 1970 to 1999 after Destroyers Sanchez and Duarte were retired. Also participated in the bombardment of Santo Domingo in 1965. Armed with 1x4in cannon, 1x12pound cannon, 4x 20mm antiaircraft automatic cannons. Retired in 1999, the Navy may make a museum out of her.
-Fragate General Gregorio Luperon(1961-1979) /Presidente Troncoso(1947-1961)/ USS Knoxville (1943-1947). Participated as a submarine hunter during WWII sold to DR in 1947 relative new ship only 3 years old. Partcipated during the invasion of dominican exiliates of July 14 1959 alone with the Dominican patrol boats that sunk in from of Puerto Plata the boats Tinina and Carmen Elsa which had abord the guerrilla that came from Cuba during the invasion. She was armed with 3x3in/50 cannon, antisubmarine Depth charge, 2 40mm automatic cannon (antiaircraft), fire control by radar, 6x 20mm automatic cannon (antiaircraft), sonar. rename Luperon after 1961.
- Fragate Juan Pablo Duarte (1948-1949)/HMCS ANNAN bought in Canada in 1948 similar to Fragate Mella or Presidente Trujillo was armed in Dominican Republic. Trujillo bought this ship from a friend of his Louis Moore that bought her as his personal ship. In 1949, she had an accident in Puerto Plata's Port and sold to Felix Benitez, an puerto rican engineer who repaired her and use her as his personal yacht rename MOINEAU.
-Fragate Capitan General Pedro Santana (1961-1979)/Presidente Paynado (1947-1961)/ USS Pueblo (1943-1947) Similar to Gregorio Luperon /Presidente Troncoso, only was 3 years old when she was transfered to the Dominican Republic. Rename in 1962 General Pedro Santana was in service until 1979. Ended in Metaldom.
- there were 4 Corvette class Flower 2, made in Canada all made between 1943 and 1945 bought by the Dominican Republic in January and February 1947 unarmed, they were armed by Dominican naval engineers. Their names:
Juan Bautista Maggiolo(retired in 1972)
Juan Alejandro Acosta(retired in 1979)
Colon(retired in 1979)
Juan Cambiasco(retired in 1972)
Armed with 1x4in Vickers cannon, 1x40mm automatic cannon with electronic fire control,6x20mm automatic cannon antiaircraft, several antisubmarine depth charges and sonar.
The Army had good trained and also Trujillo brought mercenaries from Italy to train a Naval Comandoes Unit know as Hombre Rana,also there were Brazilians, Americans, and Ex-German SS officers mercenaries that trained our Armed Forces.
Please check my website and you guys will have an idea of our military power during Trujillo's Era.