MEKO

Hessen (F 221), a F124 class frigate (Sachsen class frigate) 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. There was speculation that this design would be offered to Israel,^[1][2] but it was not.^[3] It has also been called a "Littoral Combatant Ship", but it is much smaller than the American Littoral combat ship.^[4]

Vessels

Type	Class	Country	Number	Delivery	Length o.a. (m)	Beam (m)	Draught (m)	Main gun	SAM	ASM	Image
MEKO 360 H1	Aradu	Nigeria	1	1981	125.80	15.00	4.30	Otobreda 127/54 Compact	Aspide	Otomat
MEKO 360 H2	Almirante Brown	Argentina	4	1983–1984	125.80	15.00	4.30	Otobreda 127/54 Compact	Aspide	Exocet
MEKO 140 A16	Espora	Argentina	6	1985–2002	91.20	11.00	3.33	Otobreda 76 mm	–	Exocet
MEKO 200 TN	Yavuz	Turkey	4	1987–	110.50	14.20	4.14	Mk 45 Mod 2 gun	RIM-7	Harpoon
MEKO 200 PN	Vasco da Gama	Portugal	3	1991–	115.90	14.80	4.10	French 100 mm naval gun	RIM-7	Harpoon
MEKO 200 HN [5]	Hydra	Greece	4	−1992	117.00	14.80	4.10	Mk 45 Mod 2 gun	RIM-162	Harpoon
MEKO 200 TN II-A	Barbaros	Turkey	2	1995–	116.70	14.80	4.10	Mk 45 Mod 2 gun	RIM-7, RIM-66	Harpoon
MEKO 200 ANZAC	ANZAC	Australia &  New Zealand	8 (Aus) 2 (NZ)	1996–2004	118.00	14.80	4.10	Mk 45 Mod 2 gun	RIM-7	Harpoon
MEKO 200 TN II-B	SalihReis	Turkey	2	1998–	118.00	14.80	4.30	Mk 45 Mod 2 gun	RIM-7	Harpoon
MEKO A-200 SAN	Valour	South Africa	4	2003–	121.00	16.34	4.40	Otobreda 76 mm	Umkhonto	Exocet
MEKO 100 RMN	Kedah	Malaysia	6	2004–2010	91.10	12.85	3.40	Otobreda 76 mm	–	–
MEKO A-100	Gawron	Poland	+2	2015–	95.20	13.30	3.60	Otobreda 76 mm	RIM-162, MBDA	RBS-15
Corvette 130	Braunschweig	Germany	5	2008–	88.75	12.80	3.40	Otobreda 76 mm	RIM-116	RBS-15
Frigate 123	Brandenburg	Germany	4	1994–1996	138.85	16.70	4.35	Otobreda 76 mm	RIM-7	Exocet, RBS-15
Frigate 124	Sachsen	Germany	3	2002–	143.00	17.44	4.86	Otobreda 76 mm	RIM-162, RIM-66	Harpoon
Frigate 125	F125 class frigate	Germany	+4	2011	145.00	18.00	5.00	Otobreda 127 mm	RIM-116	Harpoon

References

1. ^ MEKO® CSL: The Combat Ship for the Littorals
2. ^ Israeli Navy Wants Stealth Corvettes
3. ^ MOD: No talks with Germany over sub
4. ^ Boustead Gets Letter Of Intent To Build Six Patrol Vessels Malaysian National News Agency ~ BERNAMA, 18 October 2010
5. ^ "Frigates Class Meko-200HN". Hellenic Navy. 2008. http://www.hellenicnavy.gr/frigates_m_en.asp. Retrieved 2008-07-17. 

External links

• Brandenburg-class @ Naval-Technology
• Hydra-class @ Naval-Technology
• MEKO A-class @ Naval-Technology
• Sachsen-class @ Naval-Technology
• http://www.hansa-online.de/print.asp?artikelID=274 (German)