Almirante Padilla class frigate

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Almirante Padilla class frigate


General Characteristics
Displacement: 2100 (Tons) (Fully Loaded)
Length: 99.1 (Metres)
Beam: 11.3 (Metres)
Draft: 3.7 (Metres)
Propulsion:
Speed: 27.0 (Knots)
Range: 7000 NM at 14 knots
Complement:
Missiles: 8 Aérospatiale MM 40 Exocet

2 Simbad SAM (8 Mistral missiles)

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 CB, or 1 Eurocopter AS-555 Fennec for over-the-horizon targeting

The Almirante Padilla Class Frigate is a Naval class from Colombia. The class is Padilla Type FS 1500 and there are 4 ships in service.

[edit] Ship names

  • Almirante Padilla (FM-51)
  • Caldas (FM-52)
  • Antioquia (FM-53)
  • Independiente (FM-54)

[edit] Source

Collector: Javier Miranda, Cristian Medina.