Descubierta class frigate
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Image:Moroccan frigate RMNS Lieutenant Colonel Errhamani (F 501).jpg
Moroccan Descubierta class frigate RMNS Lieutenant Colonel Errhamani (F 501).
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.
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[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
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The Moroccan frigate RMNS Lieutenant Colonel Errhamani (F 501).
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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