NRP Vasco da Gama (F330)

	NRP Vasco da Gama alongside at Tallinn in March 2008.
History
Portugal
Namesake	Vasco da Gama
Builder	Blohm + Voss
Laid down	2 February 1989
Launched	26 June 1989
Commissioned	18 January 1991
Identification	MMSI number: 263022000; Callsign: CTFJ;
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Template:Sclass-
Displacement	2,920 tons standard; 3,200 tons full load;
Length	142 m (466 ft)
Beam	14.8 m (49 ft)
Draught	6.2 m (20 ft)
Propulsion	2 shaft CODOG, controllable pitch propellers; 2 MTU 20V 956 TB92 diesel-engines, 8.14MW each; 2 General Electric LM2500 gas turbines, 38MW each;
Speed	32 knots (59 km/h) (gas turbines); 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) (Diesel only);
Range	4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement	180; 19 officers; 40 petty-officers; 102 enlisted; 13 air crew; 6 boarding team;
Sensors and ; processing systems	1 Thales DA08 air search D band radar; 1 Thales MW08 air/surface search F band radar; 2 Thales STIR 180 fire-control radar; 1 SQS510 hull mounted sonar;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	1 APECS II/700 ESM; Countermeasures: SRBOC launcher;
Armament	1 100 mm Mod68 CADAM polyvalent artillery piece; 1 Phalanx CIWS 20 mm Vulcan anti-ship missile defence system; 2 × 3 12.75-inch Mk32 torpedo tubes in triple mountings; 2 Mk 141 quad-pack Launcher for a maximum of 8 RGM-84 Harpoon; 1 MK 21 Guided Missile Launching System for 8 RIM-7 Sea Sparrow;
Aviation facilities	Flight deck and hangar for 2 Super Lynx Mk.95 helicopters

NRP Vasco da Gama is Portuguese frigate of the Template:Sclass- operated by the Portuguese Navy. She was laid down by Blohm + Voss on 2 February 1989, launched on 26 June 1989, and commissioned on 18 January 1991.

Service history

Vasco da Gama was deployed to East Timor as part of the Australian-led INTERFET peacekeeping taskforce from 16 November 1999 to 22 February 2000.^[1]

References

^ Stevens, David (2007). Strength Through Diversity: The combined naval role in Operation Stabilise (PDF). Working Papers. Vol. 20. Canberra: Sea Power Centre - Australia. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-642-29676-4. ISSN 1834-7231. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2010.

External links

(Portuguese) NRP Vasco da Gama Portuguese Navy website

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[1] Stevens, David (2007). Strength Through Diversity: The combined naval role in Operation Stabilise (PDF). Working Papers. Vol. 20. Canberra: Sea Power Centre - Australia. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-642-29676-4. ISSN 1834-7231. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2010.

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v t e Vasco da Gama-class frigates
Vasco da Gama Álvares Cabral Corte-Real
Preceded by: Baptista de Andrade-class corvettes Followed by: Bartolomeu Dias-class frigate
List of frigates of the Portuguese Navy

v t e Blohm+Voss
Warships of World War I	SMS Scharnhorst SMS Von der Tann SMS Goeben SMS Moltke SMS Seydlitz SMS Derfflinger
Warships of World War II	Admiral Hipper Bismarck Type VII, Type XVII, Type XXI and Type XXVI U-boats
Tall ships	Pamir Passat Peking Priwall Dar Pomorza Gorch Fock (1933) USCGC Eagle Gorch Fock (1958)
Ocean liners and other passenger ships	RMS Majestic SS Cap Arcona SS Europa SS France TS Pretoria TS Windhuk Deutsche Ost-Afrika Linie Prinzessin Victoria Luise MV Wilhelm Gustloff MV Aurora (1955) MV Explorer (2001) HMT Empire Windrush
Private yachts	A Dubai Eclipse Enigma Grille Lady Moura MV Savarona
Modern ships	Aradu Almirante Brown class NRP Vasco da Gama
Related	Elbe 17 Hamburger Flugzeugbau List of Blohm & Voss aircraft Hamburg-Steinwerder concentration camp