Specifications - MEKO A Class Corvettes / Frigates, Germany
| Key Data | |
|---|---|
| Crew | A-100 - 78 plus 15 A-200 - 120 |
| Dimensions | |
| Overall Length | A-100 - 91.1m A-200 - 121m |
| Beam | A-100 - at waterline - 11.8m, at 1st deck - 12.85m A-200 - overall - 16.34m |
| Depth | 9.7m |
| Draught | 4.4m |
| Displacement | A-100 - 1,650t A-200 - 3,500t |
| Performance | |
| Maximum Speed | A-100 - over 22kt A-200 - over 27kt |
| Cruising Speed | Over 20kt |
| Endurance | 21 days |
| Range | 6,050nm at 12kt |
| Weapon Systems | |
| A-100 Guns | 1 x Oto Melara 76/62 Rapido 1 x Oto Melara / Mauser 30mm 2 x 0.5in small-calibre machine gun |
| A-200 Guns | 1 x OtoMelara 76mm gun 1 x Denel (LIW) twin 35mm gun |
| Surface-to-Air Missiles | A-100 - fitted for 1 x RAM rolling airframe missile A-200 - 16 x Umkhonto VLS |
| Surface-to-Surface Missiles | A-100 - fitted for 2 x MM40 Exocet A-200 - 8 x MM40 Exocet |
| Helicopters | 1 x Sikorsky SH-70 |
| Electro-Optical Director | TMEO |
| Combat Management System | COSYS-110 M1 |
| Countermeasures | |
| ESM / ECM | Saab Avitronics EWS |
| A-100 Chaff / Decoy Launching System | ALEX |
| A-200 Decoy, Illumination and HE Rockets | 2 x Grintek MRL |
| Sensors | |
| Surveillance Radar | A-100 - TRS-3D / 16ES A-200 - Thales MRR |
| Obstacle Avoidance Radar | MDS 3060 |
| IFF | Tellumat |
| Radar Tracker | Reutech ORT |
| Electro-Optical Tracker | Reutech EOTS |
| Target Designation Sights | M-Tek TDS |
| Sonar System | Thales Kingklip, hull mounted |
| Combat System Electronics | |
| Combat Data System | ADS / Thales CMS |
| Integrated Communication System | Grinaker SSC |
| Integrated Navigation System | Litef / CCII NSS / NDSS |
| Propulsion | |
| Diesel Engines | A-100 - 2 x Caterpillar 3616 (5,450kW each) A-200 - 2 x MTU 16V 1163 TB 93 (5,920kW each) |
| A-200 Gas Turbine | 1 x GE LM2500 (20,000kW) gas turbine engine on lips waterjet propulser |
| A-100 Electric Plant | 4 x Caterpillar / AVK 3412 TA (500kVA each) |
| Propellers | 2 x controllable pitch propellers |
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