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CASMA fast attack craft (missile) (1973-1974/1979-1997)


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Casma 2000

Ships


Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Casma (ex-Romach) 30   Israeli SY, Haifa, Israel   1.1974 3/1974 // 8.11.1979 in service (2019)
Chipana (ex-Keshet) 31   Israeli SY, Haifa, Israel   27.8.1973 10/1973 // 30.12.1980 in service (2019)
Angamos (ex-Reshef) 34   Israeli SY, Haifa, Israel   19.2.1973 4/1973 // 1.6.1997 in service (2019)
Papudo (ex-Tarshish) 35   Israeli SY, Haifa, Israel   1.1975 3/1975 // 1.6.1997 stricken 1999


Technical data


Displacement standard, t415
Displacement full, t

450

Length, m

58.1

Breadth, m

7.60

Draught, m

2.70

No of shafts

4

Machinery

4 MTU MD871 diesels

Power, h. p.

14000

Max speed, kts

32

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

3600(17)

Armament

30: 4 x 1 Gabriel II SSM (4 Gabriel II), 2 x 1 - 76/62 OTO-Melara Compact, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10

31: 4 x 1 Gabriel II SSM (4 Gabriel II), 2 x 1 - 76/62 OTO-Melara Compact, 2 x 2 - 20/70 Mk 24

33, 34: 4 x 1 Gabriel II SSM (4 Gabriel II), 2 x 1 - 76/62 OTO-Melara Compact, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90

Electronic equipment

THD1040 Neptune, L/M-2221, Raytheon 20X radars, MN-53, Rattler ECM suites, 4x ACDS decoy RL

Complement

51



Standard scale images


<i>Casma </i>1990
Casma 1990


Graphics


<i>Casma </i>2000
Casma 2000


Project history

Israeli Sa'ar 4 FACs. Harpoon SSMs were removed prior the transfer.

Modernizations

2000, Casma, 2003, Chipana: diesels were replaced by 4 MTU 16V396 diesels (13000hp, 31kts)

late 2000s, Angamos: diesels were replaced by 4 MTU 16V596 TB91 diesels (15000hp, 32kts)

2004-mid 2005s, all: + 1 x 2 Simbad SAM (~4 Mistral), SP-100 CCS

2010s, some: - SP-100 CCS; + SP 21K CCS

2010s, Angamos: - 6 x 1 Gabriel II SSM; + 2 x 2 MM40 Exocet SSM (4 MM40)

Naval service

Chipana was thrown ashore by tsunami at Talcahuano 27.2.2010 but later was salvaged and repaired.