Almirante Brown class destroyer
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 ARA Almirante Brown |
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| Germany |  |
|---|---|
| Builders: | Blohm und Voss |
| Operators: |  Argentine Navy |
| In service: | 1983 |
| Ships in Class | |
| Ships in class: | 4 |
| Ships in active service: | ARA Almirante Brown ARA La Argentina ARA Heroina ARA Sarandi |
| General Characteristics | |
| Class type: | Multi-purpose frigate |
| Displacement: | 3,360 tons |
| Length: | 126 m |
| Beam: | 14 m |
| Draught: | 5.8 m |
| Propulsion and power: | COGAG (4 turbines) 36,000 shp |
| Speed: | 30.5 knots |
| Range: | 4,500 miles |
| Complement: | 224 |
| Armament: | 8 anti-ship missiles 24 surface-to-air missiles 1 dual purpose gun 8 anti-aircraft guns 6 torpedo tubes |
| Aircraft complement: | 1 helicopter |
Almirante Brown class (MEKO 360H2 type) destroyers were all commissioned between 1983 and 1984 for the Argentine Navy. As of 2005, ARA Sarandí is the Argentinian fleet flagship.
[edit] Specification
- Displacement: 2,900 tons (empty); 3,360 tons (full load)
- Length: 413 ft (125.9 m)
- Beam: 49 ft(15 m)
- Draught: 19 ft(5.8 m)
- Propulsion:
- 2 shafts
- 2 Rolls-Royce Tyne RM-1C cruise gas turbines, 10,200 shp tot.
- 2 Rolls-Royce Olympus TM-3B boost gas turbines, 25,800 shp tot.
- Max shaft horsepower: 51,600 shp max
- Speed: 30.5 knots
- Range: 4,500 nautical miles at 18 knots
- Armament
- 8 MM 40 Exocet SSM
- 1 8-cell Albatros SAM (24 Aspide missiles)
- 1 5/54 DP
- 4 twin 40 mm 70-cal. OTO Melara AA
- 12.7 mm machine guns
- 2 triple 324 mm ILAS-2 ASW torpedo tubes (18 torpedoes tot.)'
- 1 depth charge rack (9 depth charges)
- Aircraft: aft helicopter deck and hangar; 1 Alouette III or 1 AS-555-SN Fennec
- Complement:224
- Radar: DA-08A air/surface search
- Sonar: Krupp-Atlas 80 hull
- Fire Control: WM-25 gun control, STIR SAM control
- Electronic Warfare
- Racal Scimitar jammer, 2 20-round OTO Melara SCALR decoy
- 1 Graseby G1738 towed torpedo decoy
- Concept/Program: German-built general purpose frigates; the main strength of the Argentine navy.
- Builders: Blohm + Voss, Hamburg, Germany.
- Design: MEKO 360 modular design.
