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ESMERALDAS corvettes (1982-1984)
Photo
Manabí 2002
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esmeraldas | CM11 | CNR, Muggiano, Italy | 27.9.1979 | 5.10.1980 | 7.8.1982 | in service (2019) | |
| Manabí | CM12 | CNR, Ancona, Italy | 1.2.1980 | 5.2.1981 | 21.6.1983 | in service (2019) | |
| Los Rios | CM13 | CNR, Muggiano, Italy | 5.12.1979 | 28.2.1981 | 1.10.1983 | in service (2019) | |
| El Oro | CM14 | CNR, Ancona, Italy | 20.3.1980 | 5.2.1981 | 10.12.1983 | in service (2019) | |
| Galápagos | CM15 | CNR, Muggiano, Italy | 20.10.1980 | 5.7.1981 | 26.5.1984 | in service (2019) | |
| Loja | CM16 | CNR, Ancona, Italy | 6.2.1981 | 27.2.1982 | 26.5.1984 | in service (2019) |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 605 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 685 |
| Length, m | 57.8 pp 62.3 oa |
| Breadth, m | 9.30 |
| Draught, m | 2.90 |
| No of shafts | 4 |
| Machinery | 4 MTU 20V956 TB92 diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 20400 |
| Max speed, kts | 37 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil 126 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 4000(18) |
| Armament | 2 x 3 MM40 Exocet SSM (6 MM40), 1 x 4 Albatros SAM (4 Aspide), 1 x 1 - 76/62 OTO-Melara Compact, 1 x 2 - 40/70 OTO-Breda Compact Twin 40, 2 x 3 - 324 ILAS-3 TT, helicopter deck |
| Electronic equipment | Decca TM1226, RAN-10S, 2x Orion 10X radars, Diodon sonar, Gamma ED ECM suite, SCLAR decoy RL, IPN10 CCS |
| Complement | 51 |
Standard scale images
Esmeraldas 1990
Graphics
Manabí 2002
Project history
Ordered in 1978, modified Wadi M'ragh built for Libya. Very powerful and useful units well armed against surface and aerial threats.
Modernizations
2000s, all: - Decca TM1226 radar; + Furuno 2115 radar
2008, Esmeraldas; 2018, Los Rios: - IPN10 CCS; + new Israeli-made CCS
Naval service
El Oro was badly damaged by fire 18.4.1985 and returned to service only two years later.
2002
