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DRUZKI frigates (1978/2005-2009)
Photo
Verni 2012
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Дръзки [Druzki] (ex-Wandelaar) | 41 | Boelwerf, Temse, Belgium | 28.3.1975 | 21.6.1977 | 27.10.1978 // 21.10.2005 | in service (2019) | |
| Верни [Verni] (ex-Wielingen) | 42 | Boelwerf, Temse, Belgium | 5.3.1974 | 30.3.1976 | 20.1.1978 // 22.8.2008 | in service (2019) | |
| Горди [Gordi] (ex-Westdiep) | 43 | Cockerill, Hoboken, Belgium | 2.9.1974 | 8.12.1975 | 20.1.1978 // 9.2.2009 | in service (2019) |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 1940 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 2430 |
| Length, m | 103.00 pp 106.4 oa |
| Breadth, m | 12.3 |
| Draught, m | 3.90 hull 5.58 sonar |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | CODOG: 1 Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbine / 2 Cockerill-Ougrée CO240 V12 diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 27200 / 6000 |
| Max speed, kts | 26 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil 280 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 6000(16) |
| Armament | 4 x 1 MM38 Exocet SSM (4 MM38, really not carried), 1 x 8 NATO Sea Sparrow SAM (8 RIM-7P), 1 x 1 - 100/55 Mle 68, 6 x 1 - 12.7/90, 2 - 533 TT (L5 mod.4), 1 x 6 - 375 Bofors (Mle 64) ASWRL |
| Electronic equipment | Scout, DA-05, WM-25 radars, 2x Vigy-EOMS e/o systems, SQS-510 sonar, AR-900 ECM suite, 2x SRBOC Mk 36 decoy RL, SLQ-25 Nixie torpedo decoy, SEWACO IV CCS |
| Complement | 159 |
Standard scale images
Druzki 2010
Graphics
Verni 2012
Project history
Former Belgian Wielingen class frigates, transferred to Bulgaria after repair. In time of commission by Bulgarian Navy frigates lost 2kts of their contract 28kts speed and can make only 26kts.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
