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AMATOLA frigates (2006-2007)
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Isandlwana 2009
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amatola | F145 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, Germany | 2.8.2001 | 6.6.2002 | 16.2.2006 | in service (2019) | |
| Isandlwana | F146 | Howaldtswerke, Kiel, Germany | 26.10.2001 | 22.11.2002 | 27.7.2006 | in service (2019) | |
| Spioenkop | F147 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, Germany | 28.2.2002 | 2.8.2003 | 16.2.2007 | in service (2019) | |
| Mendi | F148 | Howaldtswerke, Kiel, Germany | 28.6.2002 | 24.10.2003 | 20.3.2007 | in service (2019) |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 2500 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 3590 |
| Length, m | 107.3 wl 121.0 oa |
| Breadth, m | 16.3 |
| Draught, m | 5.95 max |
| No of shafts | 1 waterjet + 2 |
| Machinery | CODAG WARP: 1 General Electric LM-2500 gas turbine + 2 MTU 16V1163 TB93 diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 27200 + 16100 = 43300 |
| Max speed, kts | 30 |
| Fuel, t | diesel / gas turbine oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 7000(15) |
| Armament | 2 x 4 MM40 Exocet Block II SSM (8 MM40 Block II), 4 x 8 Umkhonto SAM (VLS, 32 Umkhonto-IR Block II), 1 x 1 - 76/62 OTO-Melara Compact SR, 1 x 2 - 35/90 DPG, 2 x 1 - 20/90 MK 20 Rh202, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90, 4 x 1 - 7.6/90, 2 x 2 -324 TT, 1 helicopter (2 Super Lynx or 1 Oryx) |
| Electronic equipment | MRR-3D NG, Raytheon nav., 2x RTS-6400 radars, NAJIR e/o director, Kingklip TMS-4132 sonar, Shrike ECM suite, 2x Super Barricade decoy RL, SUVECS CCS |
| Complement | 119 + 20 passengers |
Standard scale images
Amatola 2010
Graphics
Isandlwana 2009
Project history
Blohm & Voss A-200SAN (Valour class) forships of programme Sitron was selected in 1998 and ordered in 1999. Option for building of a fifth unit was not exercised. 27x15m platform and 17x6x5m hangar can accommodate two Super Lynx helicopters but frigates carry only one. CODAG WARP mines 'COmbined Diesel And Gas turbine - Waterjet And Refined Propellers. Diesels are cross-connected and both propellers can be driven by one diesel on 20kts. Ships have not funnels, gas turbine and diesels exhaust out the stern.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
Amatola in August 2010 suffered engine damage as a result of the ingress of water trough the exhaust system and was under repair till 2012.
© Ivan Gogin, 2019
