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URUGUAY frigates (1967-1969/2008)
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Uruguay 2013
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay (ex-Comandante João Belo) | 1 | A C de Nantes, France | 6.9.1965 | 22.3.1966 | 1.7.1967 // 14.3.2008 | in service (2019) | |
| Comandante Pedro Campbell (ex-Comandante Sacadura Cabral) | 2 | A C de Nantes, France | 10.8.1967 | 15.3.1968 | 25.7.1969 // 8.4.2008 | stricken late 2018 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 1750 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 2230 |
| Length, m | 98.0 pp 102.7 oa |
| Breadth, m | 11.8 |
| Draught, m | 4.35 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 4 SEMT-Pielstick 12PC2.2 V400 diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 16000 |
| Max speed, kts | 26 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil 210 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 7500(16) |
| Armament | 2 x 1 - 100/55 Mle 1953, 2 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 2 x 3 - 324 Mk 32 mod.5 TT (Mk 44) |
| Military load | 2 LCP, 80 marines |
| Electronic equipment | type 1007, DRBV-22A, DRBC-31D, DRBV-50 radars, SQS-510 sonar, AR-700 ECM suite, 2x Mk 36 SRBOC decoy RL, SLQ-25 Nixie torpedo decoy, SEWACO-FD CCS |
| Complement | 159 |
Standard scale images
Uruguay 2010
Graphics
Uruguay 2013
Project history
Former Portuguese frigates of Commandant Riviere class.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
Comandante Pedro Campbell was badly damaged by collision with Uruguay in May 2008 off South African coast bay later was repaired.
