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LIEUTENANT-COLONEL ERRAHMANI small frigate (1983)
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Lieutenant-Colonel Errahmani 2006
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| لوطننة كولونيل رحمان [Lieutenant-Colonel Errahmani] | 501 | Bazán, El Ferrol, Spain | 20.3.1979 | 26.2.1982 | 28.3.1983 | in service (2019) |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 1270 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 1520 |
| Length, m | 85.8 pp 88.9 oa |
| Breadth, m | 10.4 |
| Draught, m | 3.78 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 4 Bazán-MTU 16V956 TB91 diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 16000 |
| Max speed, kts | 26 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil 150 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 4000(18) |
| Armament | 2 x 2 MM38 Exocet SSM (4 MM38) (fitted for but never installed), 1 x 8 Albatros SAM (24 Aspide), 1 x 1 - 76/62 OTO-Melara Compact, 2 x 1 - 40/70 Bofors 350, 2 x 3 - 324 Mk 32 Mod.5 TT (6 Mk 46 mod.2), 1 x 2 - 375 Bofors SR375 ASWRL |
| Electronic equipment | ZW-06, DA-05, WM-25/41, Decca nav. radars, DE1160B sonar, ELT715 ECM suite, 2x Dagaie decoy RL, SEWACO MR CCS |
| Complement | 100 |
Standard scale images
Lieutenant-Colonel Errahmani 2000
Graphics
Lieutenant-Colonel Errahmani 2006
Project history
Spanish Descubierta class, ordered in 1977. MM38 Exocet missiles were never installed.
Modernizations
1995: - 2 x 1 - 40/70; + 2 x 1 - 40/70 Breda-Bofors 564, Decca nav. (2nd) radar
1997: - DA-05 radar
1999: + DA-05 radar
Naval service
No significant events.
