Almirante Padilla-class frigate

Class overview
Name	Almirante Padilla class
Builders	Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW)
Operators	Colombian National Navy
Built	1981-1983
In commission	1983-
Planned	4
Completed	4
Active	4
General characteristics
Type	Corvette
Displacement	2,100 tons loaded
Length	99.1 m (325 ft)
Beam	11.3 m (37 ft)
Draft	3.7 m (12 ft)
Propulsion	2 shaft, 4 MTU 20V 1163 TB92 Diesels 23,400 hp (17,400 kW)
Speed	27.0 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)
Range	7,000 nautical miles (12,964 km; 8,055 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement	92
Sensors and ; processing systems	SMART-S ( Mk2 version); STING-EO Mk2; Terma Scanter 2001 X-band (after modernisation); Atlas Elektronik ASO 4-2 (Hull Mounted);
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	VIGILE ESM; 1 × Terma SKWS double mounting;
Armament	16 SSM-700K Hae Sung I (Sea Star) anti-ship missiles; 2 × Simbad SAM; 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm/62 cal Strales compact; 1 × Breda twin 40 mm /70; 6 × 324 mm Mk 32 (2 triple) tubes; DART 76 mm Oto Melara guided ammunition;
Aircraft carried	1 × Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm MBB Bo 105 CBS-5, or; 1 × Eurocopter AS-555-SN Fennec for over-the-horizon targeting;

The Almirante Padilla-class Corvette is a group of corvette operated by the Colombian Navy. The designation of this class is Type FS 1500 and there are 4 ships in service. The ships were built by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW) at Kiel, Germany. Two similar ships operates as the Template:Sclass-s in the Malaysian Navy.

Overview

Design

Propulsion

The Almirante Padilla class is powered by a CODAD propulsion system, provided by four MTU diesels driving two shafts and developing 23,400 horsepower (17,400 kW) driving two Controllable Pitch propellers. This gives a maximum speed of 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph), and a range of 7,000 nautical miles (13,000 km; 8,100 mi) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph).

Electronics

Armament

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Caldas

Aircraft

The Almirante Padilla class does not have a hangar facility, and thus does not have an embarked helicopter. The landing platform aft is suitable for a Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm MBB Bo 105 CBS-5 or the Eurocopter AS-555-SN Fennec for over-the-horizon targeting.

Orion Program Upgrade

The Orion Program Upgrade was a mid-life refit performed by the Thales Group. In January 2012, Thales Group delivered the first upgraded Almirante Padilla-class corvette to the Colombian Navy.

The equipment upgrades included:

Smart-s Mk2 radar
TACTICOS combat system
Sting-EO Mk2 naval fire control tracking system
MIRADOR electro-optical multi-sensor surveillance, tracking and fire control system
Vigile Radar Electronic Support Measures (RESM) system
TERMA SKSW DL-12T decoy system
MTU M-93 engines
New communication systems

In addition, OTO Melara DART ammunition and 16 SSM-700K Hae Sung I (Sea Star) anti-ship missiles were ordered.^[1] In September 2014, Colombia fired the DART guided ammunition from the Oto Melara 76 mm Strales. The testing was performed aboard Caldas.^[2]

History

Ships

Almirante Padilla-class corvette^[3]
Name	Pennant number	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Fate
Almirante Padilla	FM-51	Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel	17 March 1981	6 January 1982	31 October 1983	In active service
Caldas	FM-52		14 June 1981	23 April 1982	14 February 1984	In active service
Antioquia	FM-53		22 June 1981	28 August 1982	30 April 1984	In active service
Independiente	FM-54		22 June 1981	21 January 1983	27 July 1984	In active service

References

^ "Armada Nacional Compró Misiles Coreanos "C-Star" Para Equipar Sus Corbetas Misileras" (in Spanish). webinfomil.com. 30 November 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
^ Scott, Richard (17 September 2014). "Colombia conducts first DART firings". Jane's.com. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
^ Gardiner and Chumbley, p.69

Sources

Colombia: Seguridad & Defensa www.fuerzasmilitares.org
Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen & Budzbon, Przemysław (1995). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-132-7.

External links

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[1] "Armada Nacional Compró Misiles Coreanos "C-Star" Para Equipar Sus Corbetas Misileras" (in Spanish). webinfomil.com. 30 November 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2015.

[2] Scott, Richard (17 September 2014). "Colombia conducts first DART firings". Jane's.com. Retrieved 12 January 2015.

[Conways-3] Gardiner and Chumbley, p.69

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