Almirante Padilla class frigate
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| Almirante Padilla class frigate
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| Displacement: | 2100 (Tons) (Fully Loaded) |
| Length: | 99.1 (Metres) |
| Beam: | 11.3 (Metres) |
| Draft: | 3.7 (Metres) |
| Propulsion: | 2 shaft, 4 MTU 20V 1163 TB92 Diesels 23,400 hp |
| Speed: | 27.0 (Knots) |
| Range: | 7000 NM at 14 knots |
| Complement: | 92 |
| Missiles: | 8 Aérospatiale MM 40 Exocet
2 Simbad SAM |
| Guns: | 1 OTO Melara 3 in (76 mm) /62 cal compact
2 Breda 40 mm /70 (twin) |
| Torpedoes: | 6 - 324 mm Mk 32 (2 triple) tubes |
| Decoys: | 1 CSEE Dagaie double mounting |
| Detection Systems: | Radar System: Combined
Search Radar: Thomson-CSF Sea Tiger Fire Control: Castor II B Sonar System: Atlas Elektronik ASO 4-2 (Hull Mounted) |
| Helicopters: | 1 MBB B-105 CBS-5, or 1 Eurocopter AS-555 Fennec for over-the-horizon targeting |
The Almirante Padilla Class Frigate is a group of frigates operated by the Colombian Navy. The designation of this class is Type FS 1500 and there are 4 ships in service. The ships were built by Howaldtswerke in Kiel, Germany. Two similar ships operate in the Malaysian Navy as the Kasturi class frigates
[edit] Ship names
- Almirante Padilla (FM-51) - commissioned 31 October 1983
- Caldas (FM-52) - commissioned 12 February 1984
- Antioquia (FM-53) - commissioned 30 April 1984
- Independiente (FM-54) - commissioned 27 July 1984
[edit] Source
- Colombia: Seguridad & Defensa www.fuerzasmilitares.net
- Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995 ISBN 0-85177-605-1
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