Descubierta
Descubierta
Corvettes
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Basic Information
Name
Descubierta
Designation
Descubierta
Alternate Designation
El Suez, Lieutenant Colonel Errhamani
Equipment Type
Corvettes
Manufacturer
Navantia
Date of Introduction
1980
Description
The Descubierta-class corvettes were built in early 1980s to perform anti-surface and anti-submarine warfare with limited air defense capability. Four corvettes were delivered to the Spanish Navy, two corvettes built for Spain were transferred to Egypt, and one corvette was built for Morocco. Its weapon system consists of four Harpoon anti-ship missiles, a single 8-cell Sea Sparrow air defense system (+ 16 missiles), a 76mm naval gun, 2 40mm anti-aircraft guns, six torpedo tubes, and a torpedo mortar. The Descubierta-class corvettes were deployed by the Spanish Navy during the crisis in Iraq and the former Yugoslavia as part of a maritime blockade in the 1990s.
Naval & Littoral Specifications
Crew
115
Displacement
1640.00 tonnes
Beam
10.00 m
Overview (Deagel)
Group
Corvettes
Status
Active
Also Known As
El Suez, Lieutenant Colonel Errhamani
Origin
Spain
Contractor
Navantia
Initial Operational Capability (IOC)
1980
Total Production
7
Specifications (Deagel)
Crew
115
Number of Weapons
28
Dimensions — Beam
10 meter
Dimensions — Length
89 meter
Dimensions — Main Gun Caliber
76 millimeter
Mass — Full Displacement
1,640 ton
Power — Total Combined Power
16,000 shp
Gear (Deagel)
Item 1
Anti-Ship Missiles: RGM-84D Harpoon (4)
Item 2
Naval Gun Systems: 76/62 Compact (1)
Item 3
Surface-to-Air Missiles: RIM-7M SeaSparrow (24)
Details
Country of Origin
Spain
Category
Corvettes
Naval > Corvettes
Sources
deagel.com: https://www.deagel.com/x/x/a000253
Classification
Domain
Naval & Littoral
Equipment Status
Active
Dimensions
Length
89 m
Width
10 m
Height
—
Weight
1640000 kg
Operators (3)
Spain
Egypt
Morocco
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