Descubierta class frigate

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The Descubierta class frigates were a series of frigates built for the Spanish Navy in the late 1970s / early 1980s. These ships were also sold to the Egyptian Navy and the Moroccan Navy. The ships were designed with assistance from the German company Blohm & Voss. A larger version was proposed for a second batch but the Spain chose to build the American Perry class frigates under licence instead.

Contents 1 General characteristics 2 Ships 2.1 Spanish Navy 2.2 Egyptian Navy 2.3 Royal Moroccan Navy 3 References

[edit] General characteristics

From Conway's All the World's Fighting ships 1947-1995

• Displacement: 1233 tons standard, 1482 tons full load
• Length: 88.8 m
• Beam: 10.4 m
• Draught: 3.8 m
• Machinery: 2 shaft, 4 MTU diesel engines, 16,000 hp
• Speed: 25 knots
• Range: 4000 nmi at 18 knots
• Armament:
  • 8 - Harpoon SSM
  • 1 - octuple Sea Sparrow SAM
  • 1 - 76 mm gun
  • 2 - 40 mm guns (2x1)
  • 1 - two barreled Bofors Anti submarine mortar
  • 6 - 12.75 in anti submarine torpedo tubes (2x3)
• Crew: 118

[edit] Ships

[edit] Spanish Navy

Ship	Pennant number	Builder	Commissioned	Current Status
Cazadora	F35	Ferrol	2 July 1981	In service as patrol craft P-78
Descubierta	F31	Cartagena	18 November 1978	In service as patrol craft P-75
Diana	F32	Cartagena	30 June 1979	Transformed to MCM support ship M-11
Infanta Cristina	F34	Cartagena	24 November 1980	In service as patrol craft P-77
Infanta Elena	F33	Cartagena	12 April1980	In service as patrol craft P-76
Vencedora	F36	Ferrol	27 March 1982	In service as patrol craft P-79

[edit] Egyptian Navy

Ship	Pennant number	Builder	Commissioned	Current Status
El Suez	F941	Bazan, Ferrol	21 August 1984	In service
El Aboukir	F946	Bazan, Ferrol	27 October 1984	In service

[edit] Royal Moroccan Navy

Moroccan ship has Exocet missiles instead of Harpoon

Ship	Pennant number	Builder	Commissioned	Current Status
Colonel Errhaman	501	Bazan, Ferrol	26 February 1982	In service

[edit] References

• Conway's All the World's Fighting ships 1947-1995

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