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LUPO frigates (1977 - 1980)


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Sagittario 1980

Ships


Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comm Fate
Lupo F564   CNR, Riva Trigoso 8.10.1974 29.7.1976 20.9.1977 stricken 2003, to Peru 11.2004 (Palacios)
Sagittario F565   CNR, Riva Trigoso 4.2.1976 22.6.1977 18.11.1978 stricken 10.2005, to Peru 1.2006 (Quiñónes)
Perseo F566   CNR, Riva Trigoso 28.2.1977 8.7.1978 1.3.1980 stricken 10.2005, to Peru 1.2006 (Bolognesi)
Orsa F567   CNR, Muggiano 1.8.1977 1.3.1979 1.3.1980 stricken 2002, to Peru 11.2004 (Aguirre)


Technical data


Displacement standard, t

2208

Displacement full, t

2525

Length, m

106.0 pp 113.6 oa

Breadth, m

12.0

Draught, m

4.00 hull 5.70 max

No of shafts

2

Machinery

CODOG: 2 General Electric-Fiat LM-2500 gas turbines / 2 GMT NSD A230-20M diesels

Power, h. p.

50000 / 9900

Max speed, kts

35.2

Fuel, t

diesel / gas turbine oil

Endurance, nm(kts)4350(16)
Armament

8 x 1 Teseo SSM (8 Otomat), 1 x 8 Sea Sparrow SAM (8 RIM-7H), 1 x 1 - 127/54 OTO-Melara, 2 x 2 - 40/70 Breda-Bofors Compact Twin 40, 2 x 3 - 324 Mk 32 Mod. 9 TT, 1 helicopter (AB-212ASW)

Electronic equipmentSPN-748, SPQ-2F, SPS-774, Mk 91 Mod. 1, SPG-70, 2x SPG-74 radars, DE-1160B sonar, SLR-4 Newton, 2x SLQ-D ECM suites, 2x SCLAR decoy RL, SLQ-25 Nixie torpedo decoy, SADOC-2 (IPN-20) CCS
Complement

184



Standard scale images


<i>Lupo </i>1980
Lupo 1980


Graphics


<i>Sagittario </i>1980
Sagittario 1980


Project history

These ships were originally described as modified Alpinos, taking the place of the two units planned but never built. A single lightweight 127mm/54 gun replaced the two forward 76mm/62s of the earlier ship, and close-in air defence was provided by a combination of missiles (the US Sea Sparrow system, rather the later Albatros with the Aspide missile) and twin 40mm guns. Presumably the Italian Navy thought, at thus time, that the missiles could deal with the aircraft threat, but that a very high rate of fire, not attainable by a 76mm gun, was needed to shoot down missiles. Later this position would reverse, with the appearance of the 76mm Super Rapid gun, firing twice as last as earlier weapons. With the appearance of the helicopter, the Menon mortar was no longer needed, and it was eliminated. As in Alpino, there was a helicopter hangar aft. This class and the contemporary Sparviero attack boat introduced the Otomat SSM to Italian service. Onginally there were eight separate Otomat box launchers, but with the advent of Otomat Mk 2 that was reduced to four pairs, alongside the forward and after superstructures.

Modernizations

1991, all: - 8 x 1 Teseo SSM; + 4 x 2 Teseo Mk 2 SSM (8 Otomat Mk 2), ability to launch Aspide SAM from Sea Sparrow launcher, SPS-702 radar

Naval service

No significant events.