- NRP Corte-Real (F332)
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NRP Corte-Real in the Atlantic Ocean on July 13, 2009.Career (Portugal) Portuguese Navy Builder: Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel Laid down: 20 October 1989 Launched: 22 November 1991 Commissioned: 1 February 1992 Status: Active General characteristics Class and type: Vasco da Gama class frigate Displacement: 2,920 tons standard
3,200 tons full loadLength: 115.9 m (380 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 eachSpeed: 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 teamSensors and
processing systems:Electronic warfare
and decoys:1 APECS II/700 ESM
Countermeasures: SRBOC launcherArmament: - 1 100 mm Mod68 CADAM polyvalent artillery piece
- 1 Phalanx CIWS 20 mm Vulcan anti-ship missile defence system
- 2x3 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: Hangar for 2 Super Lynx Mk.95 helicopters NRP Corte-Real (F332) is a Vasco da Gama class frigate operated by the Portuguese Navy. She was laid down by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft on 20 October 1989, launched on 22 November 1991, and commissioned on 1 February 1992.
References
- (Portuguese) Vasco da Gama class, Portuguese Navy website
- Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995
Categories:- 1991 ships
- Ships built in Kiel
- Frigates of the Portuguese Navy
- Naval ship stubs
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