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AGUIRRE frigates (1977-1980/2004-2006)


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Palacios 2006

Ships


Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comm Fate
Aguirre (ex-Orsa) 55   CNR, Muggiano, Italy 1.8.1977 1.3.1979 1.3.1980 // 3.11.2004 in service (2019)
Palacios (ex-Lupo) 56   CNR, Riva Trigoso, Italy 8.10.1974 29.7.1976 20.9.1977 // 3.11.2004 in service (2019)
Bolognesi (ex-Ferré, ex-Perseo) 57   CNR, Riva Trigoso, Italy 28.2.1977 8.7.1978 1.3.1980 // 23.1.2006 in service (2019)
Quiñones (ex-Almirante Grau, ex-Sagittario) 58   CNR, Riva Trigoso, Italy 4.2.1976 22.6.1977 18.11.1978 // 23.1.2006 in service (2019)


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 Mk 2 SSM (8 Otomat Mk 2), 1 x 8 Sea Sparrow SAM (8 Aspide), 1 x 1 - 127/54 OTO-Melara Compact, 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 95, 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>Aguirre </i>2010
Aguirre 2010


Graphics


<i>Palacios </i>2006
Palacios 2006


Project history

Former Italian Lupo class frigates. Aguirre was commissioned 6.5.2005, Palacios 28.6.2005, Bolognesi 18.7.2006, Quiñones 22.1.2007.

Modernizations

2014, Bolognesi; 2015, Aguirre: - 8 x 1 Teseo Mk 2 SSM, SPS-774 radar, SADOC-2 (IPN-20) CCS; + 2 x 4 MM40 Exocet SSM (8 MM40), Kronos NV radar, SMTI-II ECM suite, 2x MASS decoy RL, Varayoc CCS

Naval service

No significant events.