Vasco da Gama-class

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Summary

Origin country 🇩🇪 Germany
Category Frigate
SubtypeMulti-role frigate
ManufacturerB&V, Hamburg and, HDW, Kiel, Germany
Year commissioned1991
UnitsPortuguese Navy

Technical specifications

Vasco da Gama
Displacement3200 tons
Range 7000 km
Crew180 members
Width14.8 m (48.6 ft)
Length115.9 m (380.2 ft)
Propulsion

2 shaft CODOG, controllable pitch propellers
2 MTU 20V 956 TB92 diesel-engines, 8.14 MW each
2 General Electric LM2500 gas turbines, 38 MW each

Armament

100 mm Mod68 CADAM polyvalent artillery piece, 1 Phalanx CIWS, 2 3 12.75-inch Mk 32 torpedo tubes, 2 Mk 141 quad-pack Launcher for RGM-84 Harpoon, 1 Mk 21 Guided Missile Launching System for 8 RIM-7 Sea Sparrow

Maximum speed32 knots