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NICOLÁS BRAVO frigates (1963/1993)
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Nicolás Bravo 1999
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolás Bravo (ex-McCloy) | E40, 2001- F201 | Avondale, Westwego, USA | 15.9.1951 | 9.6.1962 | 21.10.1963 // 19.11.1993 | stricken 4.2017 | |
| Hermenegildo Galeana (ex-Bronstein) | E42, 2001- F202 | Avondale, Westwego, USA | 16.5.1961 | 31.3.1962 | 16.6.1963 // 22.11.1993 | stricken 4.2017 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 2360 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 2650 |
| Length, m | 106.7 wl 113.2 oa |
| Breadth, m | 12.3 |
| Draught, m | 7.00 |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 set De Laval geared steam turbines, 2 Foster Wheeler boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 20000 |
| Max speed, kts | 24 |
| Fuel, t | oil 480 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 4000(15) |
| Armament | 1 x 8 ASROC Mk 116 ASuR (8 RUR-5), 1 x 2 - 76/50 Mk 33, 2 x 3 - 324 Mk 32 TT (14), helicopter deck |
| Electronic equipment | Kelvin-Hughes 17/9, SPS-10F, SPS-40D, Mk 35 radars, SQS-26AXR sonar, WLR-1, WLR-3 ECM suites, 2x Mk 33 RBOC decoy RL, T Mk 6 Fanfare torpedo decoy |
| Complement | 210 |
Standard scale images
Nicolás Bravo 1993
Graphics
Nicolás Bravo 1999
Project history
Former USN Bronstein class frigates.
Modernizations
1994, Hermenegildo Galeana: + 1 x 1 - 57/70 Bofors SAK57 Mk 2, NA-18 e/o system
2002, Hermenegildo Galeana: - 1 x 1 - 57/70, NA-18 e/o system
Naval service
No significant events.
