MEKO

Hessen (F 221), a F124 class frigate (Sachsen-class frigate) of the German Navy.

The MEKO family of warships was developed by the German company Blohm + Voss. MEKO is a registered trademark. The portmanteau stands for "Mehrzweck-Kombination" (English: multi-purpose-combination). It is a concept in modern naval shipbuilding based on modularity of armament, electronics and other equipment, aiming at ease of maintenance and cost reduction. MEKO ships include families of frigates, corvettes and ocean-going patrol boats. Construction of MEKO ships began in the late seventies with the design and later building of Nigeria's MEKO 360 H1. Vessels of similar classes use different weapons systems. For example, for the main gun, some MEKO 200s use the Mk 45 Mod 2 gun, others use the French 100 mm naval gun or Otobreda 76 mm gun.

The latest variant is the "Combat Ship for the Littorals" or MEKO CSL. There was speculation that this design would be of interest to Israel,[1][2] but it was not.[3] It has also been called a "Littoral Combatant Ship", but it is much smaller than the American Littoral combat ship.[4]

Vessels

Type Class Country Number Delivery Weight Length o.a. (m) Beam (m) Draught (m) Main gun SAM ASM Image
MEKO 360 H1 Aradu  Nigeria 1 1981 3,360 tons 125.80 15.00 4.30 Otobreda 127/54 Compact Aspide Otomat
MEKO 360 H2 Almirante Brown  Argentina 4 1983–1984 3,360 tons125.80 15.00 4.30 Otobreda 127/54 Compact Aspide Exocet
MEKO 140 A16 Espora  Argentina 6 1985–2002 1,560 tons 91.20 11.00 3.33 Otobreda 76 mm – Exocet
MEKO 200 TN Yavuz  Turkey 4 1987–1989 3,030 tons 110.50 14.204.14 Mk 45 Mod 2 gun RIM-7 Harpoon
MEKO 200 PN Vasco da Gama  Portugal 3 1991– 3,400 tons 115.90 14.80 4.10 French 100 mm naval gun RIM-7 Harpoon
MEKO 200 HN [5]Hydra  Greece 4 1992 3,360 tons 117.00 14.80 4.10 Mk 45 Mod 2 gun RIM-162 Harpoon
MEKO 200 TN II-A Barbaros  Turkey 2 1995– 3,100 tons 116.70 14.80 4.10 Mk 45 Mod 2 gun RIM-7, RIM-66 Harpoon
MEKO 200 ANZAC Anzac  Australia
 New Zealand 		8 (Aus)
2 (NZ) 		1996–2004 3,500 tons 118.00 14.80 4.10 Mk 45 Mod 4 gun RAN: RIM-162,
RNZN: RIM-7, Phalanx Block 1 		RAN: Harpoon
RNZN: None
MEKO 200 TN II-B SalihReis  Turkey 2 1998– 3,100 tons 118.00 14.80 4.30 Mk 45 Mod 2 gun RIM-7 Harpoon
MEKO A-200 SAN Valour  South Africa 4 2003– 3,700 tons 121.00 16.34 4.40 Otobreda 76 mm Umkhonto Exocet
MEKO 100 RMN Kedah  Malaysia 6 2004–20101,850 tons 91.10 12.85 3.40 Otobreda 76 mm &
30 mm Breda-Mauser		 – –
MEKO A-100 Gawron  Poland +11 2016 2,150 tons 95.20 13.30 3.60 Otobreda 76 mm – –
Corvette 130 Braunschweig  Germany 5 2008– 1,840 tons 88.75 12.80 3.40 Otobreda 76 mm RIM-116 RBS-15
Frigate 123 Brandenburg  Germany 4 1994–1996 3,600 tons 138.85 16.70 4.35 Otobreda 76 mm RIM-116, RIM-7 Exocet, RBS-15
Frigate 124 Sachsen  Germany 3 2002– 5,690 tons 143.00 17.44 4.86 Otobreda 76 mm RIM-116, RIM-162, RIM-66 Harpoon
Frigate 125 F125 class frigate  Germany +4 2016- 7,200 tons 149.52 18.80 5.00 Otobreda 127 mm RIM-116 Harpoon
MEKO A-200AN Valour  Algeria +2 2016- ? ? ? ? Otobreda 127 mm Umkhonto IR RBS-15

1A single Gawron corvette (ORP Ślązak) will be completed as patrol vessel.[6]

References

  1. ↑ MEKO CSL: The Combat Ship for the Littorals
  2. ↑ Israeli Navy Wants Stealth Corvettes
  3. ↑ MOD: No talks with Germany over sub
  4. ↑ Boustead Gets Letter Of Intent To Build Six Patrol Vessels Malaysian National News Agency ~ BERNAMA, 18 October 2010
  5. ↑ "Frigates Class Meko-200HN". Hellenic Navy. 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
  6. ↑ (Polish)

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