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: 2 shaft, 4 MTU 20V 1163 TB92 Diesels 23,400 hp
Speed: 27.0 (Knots)
Range: 7000 NM at 14 knots
Complement: 92
Missiles: 8 AĆ©rospatiale MM 40 Exocet

2 Simbad SAM

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 CBS-5, or 1 Eurocopter AS-555 Fennec for over-the-horizon targeting

The Almirante Padilla Class Frigate is a group of frigates operated by the Colombian Navy. The designation of this class is Type FS 1500 and there are 4 ships in service. The ships were built by Howaldtswerke in Kiel, Germany. Two similar ships operate in the Malaysian Navy as the Kasturi class frigates

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  • Almirante Padilla (FM-51) - commissioned 31 October 1983
  • Caldas (FM-52) - commissioned 12 February 1984
  • Antioquia (FM-53) - commissioned 30 April 1984
  • Independiente (FM-54) - commissioned 27 July 1984

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