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IGNACIO ALLENDE frigates (1970-1974/1998-2002)

Ignacio Allende 2010

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Ignacio Allende (ex-Stein) E50, 2001- F211   Lockheed, Seattle, USA 1.6.1970 19.12.1970 8.1.1972 // 29.1.1998 stricken 2018
Mariano Abasolo (ex-Marvin Shields) E51, 2001- F212   Todd, Seattle, USA 12.4.1968 23.10.1969 10.4.1971 // 29.1.1998 stricken 2015
Guadalupe Victoria (ex-Pharris) E52, 2001- F213   Avondale, Westwego, USA 22.3.1972 16.12.1972 26.1.1974 // 16.3.2000 stricken 2018
Francisco Javier Mina (ex-Whipple) F214   Todd, Seattle, USA 24.4.1967 12.4.1968 22.8.1970 // 1.11.2002 stricken 2018

 

Displacement standard, t

3130

Displacement full, t

4260

Length, m

126.5 wl 134.0 oa

Breadth, m

14.3

Draught, m

4.77 hull 7.83 over sonar

No of shafts

1

Machinery

E50: Westinghouse geared steam turbine, 2 Babcock & Wilcox boilers

E51, 52, F214: Westinghouse geared steam turbine, 2 Combustion Engineering boilers

Power, h. p.

35000

Max speed, kts

27

Fuel, t

oil 750

Endurance, nm(kts) 4000(20)

Armament

E50: 1 x 8 Harpoon SSM / ASROC Mk 116 ASuR (4 RGM-84A, 12 RUR-5), 1 x 8  Sea Sparrow SAM (8 RIM-7), 1 x 1 - 127/54 Mk 42, 4 x 1 - 12.7/90, 4 - 324 Mk 32 TT (22), 1 helicopter (BO-105)

E51, 52, F214: 1 x 8 Harpoon SSM / ASROC Mk 116 ASuR (4 RGM-84A, 12 RUR-5), 1 x 1 - 127/54 Mk 42, 4 - 324 Mk 32 TT (22), 1 helicopter (BO-105)

Electronic equipment

SPS-64(v)9, SPS-10, SPS-40B, SPG-53F radars, SQS-26CX, SQS-35, SQR-18A(v)2 sonars, SLQ-32(v)2 ECM suite, 2x SRBOC Mk 36 decoy RL, SLQ-25 Nixie torpedo decoy, ASWTDS CCS

Complement

224

Project history: Former USN Knox class frigates. Ships were transferred without Harpoon and ASROC missiles.

Modernizations: 2010s, all: - ASWTDS CCS; + SP-21K CCS

Naval service: No significant events.

Ignacio Allende 1998

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