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Tornado 2012

Ships

Name	No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Meteoro	P41	Navantia, Puerto Real	13.3.2009	16.10.2009	28.7.2011	in service (2019)
Rayo	P42	Navantia, Puerto Real	9.9.2009	18.5.2010	27.10.2011	in service (2019)
Relámpago	P43	Navantia, Puerto Real	17.12.2009	6.10.2010	6.2.2012	in service (2019)
Tornado	P44	Navantia, Puerto Real	10.5.2010	21.3.2011	19.7.2012	in service (2019)
Audaz	P45	Navantia, Puerto Real	29.4.2016	30.3.2017	27.7.2018	in service (2019)
Furor	P46	Navantia, Ferrol	29.4.2016	8.9.2017	21.1.2019	in service (2019)

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	1800
Displacement full, t	2575
Length, m	83.0 pp 93.9 oa
Breadth, m	14.2
Draught, m	4.40
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 MTU diesel-generators, 2 electric motors
Power, h. p.	10400
Max speed, kts	21
Fuel, t	diesel oil
Endurance, nm(kts)	8000(15)
Armament	1 x 1 - 76/62 OTO-Melara Compact, 2 x 1 - 25/75 Mk 38 Mod. 2, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90, 1 helicopter (NH90)
Electronic equipment	Aries, Vision Master, RTN-25X radars, DORNA e/o director, Rigel ECM suite, 4x decoy RL, Scomba CCS
Complement	35 + 35 passengers

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Project history

Previously called the BPC-47 (BAM)-project. BAM = Buque de Action Maritime (Maritime Action Ship). This class of 2900t patrol ships are as large as frigates, though less heavily armed and built to a modular design permitting a wide array of missions including fisheries and coastal patrol, counterpiracy, search-and-rescue, humanitarian assistance, hydrographic research, intelligence collection, diving support, and salvage operations. Intended to replace the Barcelo and Anaga classes. All craft carry two RIBs and are fitted with 24.7x13.5m helicopter landing platform for 1 NH90 sized aircraft, and a hangar. First 4 ships were ordered in July 2005, two in May 2014.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.