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VELARDE corvettes (1980-1981)

Velarde 2000

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comm Fate
Velarde 21   DCN, Lorient, France   16.9.1978 25.7.1980 in service (2019)
Santillana 22   SFCN, Villeneuve-la-Garenne, France   11.9.1978 25.7.1980 in service (2019)
De Los Heros 23   DCN, Lorient, France   20.5.1979 17.11.1980 in service (2019)
Herrera 24   SFCN, Villeneuve-la-Garenne, France   16.2.1979 26.2.1981 in service (2019)
Larrea 25   DCN, Lorient, France   12.5.1979 16.6.1981 in service (2019)
Sánchez Carrión 26   SFCN, Villeneuve-la-Garenne, France   28.6.1979 14.9.1981 in service (2019)

 

Displacement standard, t

470

Displacement full, t

610

Length, m

59.0 pp 64.0 oa

Breadth, m

8.35

Draught, m

2.60 max

No of shafts

4

Machinery

4 SACM AGO240 V-16M7 diesels

Power, h. p.

22000

Max speed, kts

37

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts) 2500(16)

Armament

4 x 1 MM38 Exocet SSM (4 MM38), 1 x 1 - 76/62 OTO-Melara Compact, 1 x 2 - 40/70 Breda-Bofors Compact Twin 40, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90

Electronic equipment

Decca 1226, THD1040 Triton, Castor-II radars, Panda e/o system, DR-2000 ECM suite

Complement

36

 

Project history: PR72 design of SFCN.

Modernizations: 1997, all: + 1 x 4 MGP-86 SAM (4 9M39 Igla)

1999-2002, all: diesels were replaed by 4 MTU 12V595 (17400hp, 34kts)

Naval service: No significant events.

Velarde 2004

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