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See also: Methylethyl ketone oxime
Hessen (F 221), a F124 class frigate (Template:Sclass-) of the German Navy.

The MEKO family of warships was developed by the German company Blohm + Voss. MEKO is a registered trademark. The portmanteau stands for "Mehrzweck-Kombination" (English: multi-purpose-combination). It is a concept in modern naval shipbuilding based on modularity of armament, electronics and other equipment, aiming at ease of maintenance and cost reduction. MEKO ships include families of frigates, corvettes and ocean-going patrol boats. Construction of MEKO ships began in the late seventies with the design and later building of Nigeria's MEKO 360 H1. Vessels of similar classes use different weapons systems. For example, for the main gun, some MEKO 200s use the Mk 45 Mod 2 gun, others use the French 100 mm naval gun or Otobreda 76 mm gun.

The latest variant is the "Combat Ship for the Littorals" or MEKO CSL. It has also been called a "Littoral Combatant Ship", but it is much smaller than the American Littoral combat ship.[1] There was speculation that this design would be of interest to Israel,[2][3] but it was not.[4] Ultimately however, Israel opted for four modified K130 Braunschweig-class corvettes, the first of which is expected to enter service in 2019. The new variant is dubbed the Template:Sclass2-.[5]

Vessels

Type Class Country Number Delivery Weight Length o.a. (m) Beam (m) Draught (m) Main gun SAM ASM Image
MEKO 360 H1 Aradu  Nigeria 1 1981 3,360 tons 125.80 15.00 4.30 Otobreda 127/54 Compact Aspide Otomat
MEKO 360 H2 Template:Sclass-  Argentina 4 1983–1984 3,360 tons 125.80 15.00 4.30 Otobreda 127/54 Compact Aspide Exocet
MEKO 140 A16 Template:Sclass-  Argentina 6 1985–2002 1,560 tons 91.20 11.00 3.33 Otobreda 76 mm – Exocet
MEKO 200 TN Template:Sclass-  Turkey 4 1987–1989 3,030 tons 110.50 14.20 4.14 Mk 45 Mod 2 gun RIM-7 Harpoon
MEKO 200 PN Template:Sclass-  Portugal 3 1991– 3,400 tons 115.90 14.80 4.10 French 100 mm naval gun RIM-7 Harpoon
MEKO 200 HN [6] Template:Sclass-  Greece 4 1992 3,360 tons 117.00 14.80 4.10 Mk 45 Mod 2 gun RIM-162 Harpoon
MEKO 200 II-A Template:Sclass-  Turkey 2 1995– 3,100 tons 116.70 14.80 4.10 Mk 45 Mod 2 gun RIM-7, RIM-66 Harpoon
MEKO 200 ANZAC Template:Sclass-  Australia
 New Zealand		 8 (Aus)
2 (NZ)		 1996–2004 3,500 tons 118.00 14.80 4.10 Mk 45 Mod 4 gun RAN: RIM-162,
RNZN: RIM-7, Phalanx Block 1		 RAN: Harpoon
RNZN: None
MEKO 200 TN II-B Salih Reis  Turkey 2 1998– 3,100 tons 118.00 14.80 4.30 Mk 45 Mod 2 gun RIM-7 Harpoon
MEKO A-200 SAN Template:Sclass2-  South Africa 4 2003– 3,700 tons 121.00 16.34 4.40 Otobreda 76 mm Umkhonto Exocet
MEKO 100 RMN Template:Sclass-  Malaysia 6 2004–2010 1,850 tons 91.10 12.85 3.40 Otobreda 76 mm &
30 mm Breda-Mauser		 – –
MEKO A-100 ORP Ślązak  Poland +1 2019 2,150 tons 95.20 13.30 3.60 Otobreda 76 mm Grom – File:ORP Ślązak 28.07.2017.jpg
Corvette 130 Template:Sclass-  Germany 5 2008– 1,840 tons 88.75 12.80 3.40 Otobreda 76 mm RIM-116 RBS-15
Frigate 123 Template:Sclass-  Germany 4 1994–1996 3,600 tons 138.85 16.70 4.35 Otobreda 76 mm RIM-116, RIM-7 Exocet, RBS-15
Frigate 124 Template:Sclass-  Germany 3 2002– 5,690 tons 143.00 17.44 4.86 Otobreda 76 mm RIM-116, RIM-162, RIM-66 Harpoon
Frigate 125 Baden-Württemberg  Germany +4 2016- 7,200 tons 149.52 18.80 5.00 Otobreda 127 mm RIM-116 Harpoon
MEKO A-200 AN Template:Sclass2-[7]  Algeria +2 2016- ? ? ? ? Otobreda 127 mm Umkhonto IR RBS-15
Heavily modified K130 Braunschweig-class corvette.[8][9] Sa'ar 6  Israel 4 end of 2019 or early 2020[10] 2,000 tons (approx.) 90.00 (approx.) 12.44 (approx.) 3.40 OTO Melara 76 mm Barak-8, C-Dome Harpoon

References

  1. ^ Boustead Gets Letter Of Intent To Build Six Patrol Vessels Malaysian National News Agency ~ BERNAMA, 18 October 2010
  2. ^ MEKO CSL: The Combat Ship for the Littorals
  3. ^ Israeli Navy Wants Stealth Corvettes
  4. ^ MOD: No talks with Germany over sub
  5. ^ "Israel signs €430m deal for German patrol vessels - Globes English". Globes. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  6. ^ "Frigates Class Meko-200HN". Hellenic Navy. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-05-30. Retrieved 2008-07-17. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ Binnie, James. "Algeria commissions second Meko frigate". Jane's 360. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  8. ^ "Design of Future TKMS Built Saar 6 MEKO A100 Corvettes For Israeli Navy Unveiled". Navy Recognition. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  9. ^ Opall-Rome, Barbara. "Israeli Navy Marks Milestones at German Shipyards". defensenews. defensenews. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  10. ^ "Google Translate". translate.google.co.il. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
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