Argus
| No | Name | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
| WMSM915 | Argus | 300 | Eastern Sh. Group, Panama City | 2018 | 2019 | 2019 | building (2019) |
| WMSM916 | Chase | 301 | Eastern Sh. Group, Panama City | 2019 | 2020 | 2022 | awarded (2019) |
| WMSM917 | Ingham | 302 | Eastern Sh. Group, Panama City | 2020 | 2021 | 2023 | awarded (2019) |
| WMSM918 | Rush | 303 | Eastern Sh. Group, Panama City | 2021 | 2022 | 2024 | awarded (2019) |
| WMSM919 | Pickering | 304 | Eastern Sh. Group, Panama City | 2022 | 2023 | 2025 | awarded (2019) |
| WMSM920 | Icarus | 305 | Eastern Sh. Group, Panama City | 2023 | 2024 | 2026 | awarded (2019) |
| WMSM921 | Active | 306 | Eastern Sh. Group, Panama City | 2024 | 2025 | 2027 | awarded (2019) |
| WMSM922 | Diligence | 307 | Eastern Sh. Group, Panama City | 2025 | 2026 | 2028 | awarded (2019) |
| WMSM923 | Alert | 308 | Eastern Sh. Group, Panama City | 2026 | 2027 | 2029 | awarded (2019) |
| WMSM924 | Vigilant | Eastern Sh. Group, Panama City | 2027 | 2028 | 2030 | awarded (2019) | |
| WMSM925 | Reliance | Eastern Sh. Group, Panama City | 2028 | 2029 | 2031 | awarded (2019) | |
| WMSM926 | planned (2019) | ||||||
| WMSM927 | planned (2019) | ||||||
| WMSM928 | planned (2019) | ||||||
| WMSM929 | planned (2019) | ||||||
| WMSM930 | planned (2019) | ||||||
| WMSM931 | planned (2019) | ||||||
| WMSM932 | planned (2019) | ||||||
| WMSM933 | planned (2019) | ||||||
| WMSM934 | planned (2019) | ||||||
| WMSM935 | planned (2019) | ||||||
| WMSM936 | planned (2019) | ||||||
| WMSM937 | planned (2019) | ||||||
| WMSM938 | planned (2019) | ||||||
| WMSM939 | planned (2019) |
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Displacement standard, t |
2900 |
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Displacement full, t |
3715 |
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Length, m |
102.5 pp 109.7 oa |
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Breadth, m |
16.5 |
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Draught, m |
6.10 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 diesels |
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Power, h. p. |
19520 |
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Max speed, kts |
22 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
8500(14) |
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 57/70 Mk 110 Mod. 0, 1 x 1 - 25/75 Mk 38, 6 x 1 - 12.7/90, 1 helicopter + UAVs (1 MH-60 or 1 MH-65 or 4 ScanEagle UAV) |
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Electronic equipment |
SPS-77, SPS-73, SPQ-9B, Furuno radars, EOSS Mk 20 E/O director, Star Safire III E/O detector, SLQ-32(v)6 ECM suite, 2x Mk 53 mod.6 decoy RL (Nulka), 2x Mk 53 Nulka decoy RL, SICS CCS |
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Complement |
19 + 16 marines + 88 passengers |
Project history: Deepwater program, replacement for Reliance and Famous classes. Have a double helicopter hangsr able to carry 1 MH-60 or 2 MH-65 helicopters, can also carry up to 4 UAVs. Steel construction, conventional monohull design with few stealth features. A dual stern ramp is fitted to launch and recovery two fast RIBs (1 SRP and 1 LRI). Typically each ship carries two 7m and one 11m boats. Contract for the first ship (with 8 later ships optional) was awarded by Eastern Shipbuilding Group/STX in September 2016.
Modernizations: None
Naval service: None
© Ivan Gogin, 2017-19