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Cuanza 1979  

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Cacine	P1140		Arsenal do Alfeite		1968	5.1969	stricken 7.2017
Cunene	P1141		Arsenal do Alfeite		1968	6.1969	stricken 2002
Mandovi	P1142		Arsenal do Alfeite		1968	1969	discarded 1998
Rovuma	P1143		Arsenal do Alfeite		1968	1969	discarded 2000
Cuanza	P1144		EN do Mondego		30.5.1969	5.1969	stricken 2018
Geba	P1145		EN do Mondego		21.5.1969	5.1970	discarded 2003
Zaire	P1146		EN do Mondego		28.11.1970	11.1970	stricken 2019
Zambeze	P1147		EN do Mondego		1971	1.1971	stricken 2004
Limpopo	P1160		Arsenal do Alfeite		9.4.1973	4.1973	stricken 2004
Save	P1161		Arsenal do Alfeite		24.10.1972	5.1973	stricken 2010

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	293
Displacement full, t	310
Length, m	44.0
Breadth, m	7.67
Draught, m	2.20
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 Maybach 12V528 diesels
Power, h. p.	4400
Max speed, kts	20
Fuel, t	diesel oil
Endurance, nm(kts)	4400(12)
Armament	2 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 7, 1 x 32 - 37 RL, 2 DCR
Electronic equipment	Kelvin Hughes 975 radar
Complement	33

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Project history

Replacing of old PC and Le Fougeux classes.

Modernizations

1992-1994, all: diesels were replaced by two MTU 12V538 TB80 with same power; - 1 x 1 - 40/60, 1 x 32 - 37 RL, 2 DCR, Kelvin Hughes 975 radar; + 1 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4, type 1007 radar, 2 RIB

early 2010s, all survived: - 1 x 1 - 40/60

Naval service

No significant events.