Almirante Padilla-class frigate
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Class overview | |
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Name | Almirante Padilla class |
Builders | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW) |
Operators | ![]() |
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 | |
Electronic warfare & decoys |
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Armament |
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Aircraft carried |
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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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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 frigate 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
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Ships
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Almirante Padilla-class corvettes[3] | ||||||
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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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