The project for the construction of three frigates of this class was authorized by the Portuguese Government in 1985, five years after the request of the Portuguese Navy for the acquisition of new surface ships. According to Conway's, 60% of the funding for these ships came from NATO military aid. Similar ships have been built for the navies of Greece, Turkey, Australia and New Zealand.
In 2019, the new Military Programming Law was approved by the Portuguese Assembly of the Republic, which provided an amount of 125 million euros for the modernization of the three frigates of the Vasco da Gama class.[1] In November 2022, the order authorizing the Ministry of National Defence to proceed with the modernization, was signed, in order to be able to use the ships in scenarios of high intensity combat.[2] Among the improvements to be made to the frigates is the incorporation of RIM-162 ESSM Block-2 missiles to replace the RIM-7 Sea Sparrow. The frigate NRP Álvares Cabral, within the scope of this modernization process, received in 2023 a new platform command, control and management system, installed by the Portuguese company Edisoft.[3] The Chief of the Naval Staff, AdmiralHenrique Gouveia e Melo, stated at the end of 2023 that the modernization program for the Vasco da Gama frigates will make it possible to modernize 2 frigates for high-intensity combat, namely the modernization or replacement of the SEWACO system. A third frigate will be updated in terms of platform management, communications systems and will also be capable of carrying out amphibious raids to project Portuguese Marine Corps forces.[4] The modernization program for this class of ships will be made in Portugal by the Arsenal do Alfeite shipyard, that began in 2023 and will last until 2027 according to the navy's plans, with the last 2 years for the modernization of two frigates and the previous years to complete the upgrade of another frigate as a command platform.[5][3][4]
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This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations February 2009 Learn how and when to remove this message The Vasco da Gama class is a class of frigates of the Portuguese Navy Named in honor of the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama the ships are based on the German MEKO 200 design and are Portugal s major surface ships Portugal operates three ships of this class which were built in Hamburg by Blohm Voss B amp V and by Howaldtswerke Deutsche Werft HDW in Kiel using modular construction techniques NRP Corte RealClass overview NameVasco da Gama MEKO 200 PN BuildersB amp V Hamburg and HDW Kiel Germany Operators Portuguese Navy In commission1991 present Completed3 Active2 Laid up1 General characteristics TypeFrigate Displacement2 920 tons standard 3 200 tons full load Length115 9 m 380 ft 3 in Beam14 8 m 48 ft 7 in Draught6 2 m 20 ft 4 in Propulsion2 shaft CODOG controllable pitch propellers 2 MTU 20V 956 TB92 diesel engines 8 14 MW each 2 General Electric LM2500 gas turbines 38 MW each Speed32 knots 59 km h 37 mph gas turbines 20 knots 37 km h 23 mph Diesel only Range4 000 nmi 7 400 km 4 600 mi at 18 knots 33 km h 21 mph Complement180 19 officers 40 petty officers 102 enlisted 13 air crew 6 boarding team Sensors and processing systems1 Thales DA08 air search D band radar 1 Thales MW08 air surface search F band radar 2 Thales STIR 180 fire control radar 1 SQS510 hull mounted sonar Electronic warfare amp decoys1 APECS II 700 ESM Countermeasures SRBOC launcher Armament1 100 mm Mod68 CADAM polyvalent artillery piece 1 Phalanx CIWS 20 mm Vulcan anti ship missile defence system 2 3 12 75 inch Mark 46 torpedo in triple mountings 2 Mk 141 quad pack Launcher for a maximum of 8 RGM 84 Harpoon 1 MK 21 Guided Missile Launching System for 8 RIM 7 Sea Sparrow Aviation facilitiesFlight deck and hangar for 2 Super Lynx Mk 95 helicopters The project for the construction of three frigates of this class was authorized by the Portuguese Government in 1985 five years after the request of the Portuguese Navy for the acquisition of new surface ships According to Conway s 60 of the funding for these ships came from NATO military aid Similar ships have been built for the navies of Greece Turkey Australia and New Zealand Contents 1 Modernization 2 Ships 3 Similar ships 4 See also 5 Citations 6 ReferencesModernization editIn 2019 the new Military Programming Law was approved by the Portuguese Assembly of the Republic which provided an amount of 125 million euros for the modernization of the three frigates of the Vasco da Gama class 1 In November 2022 the order authorizing the Ministry of National Defence to proceed with the modernization was signed in order to be able to use the ships in scenarios of high intensity combat 2 Among the improvements to be made to the frigates is the incorporation of RIM 162 ESSM Block 2 missiles to replace the RIM 7 Sea Sparrow The frigate NRP Alvares Cabral within the scope of this modernization process received in 2023 a new platform command control and management system installed by the Portuguese company Edisoft 3 The Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Henrique Gouveia e Melo stated at the end of 2023 that the modernization program for the Vasco da Gama frigates will make it possible to modernize 2 frigates for high intensity combat namely the modernization or replacement of the SEWACO system A third frigate will be updated in terms of platform management communications systems and will also be capable of carrying out amphibious raids to project Portuguese Marine Corps forces 4 The modernization program for this class of ships will be made in Portugal by the Arsenal do Alfeite shipyard that began in 2023 and will last until 2027 according to the navy s plans with the last 2 years for the modernization of two frigates and the previous years to complete the upgrade of another frigate as a command platform 5 3 4 Ships editPennant Name Laid down Shipyard Launched Commissioned Fate Photo F330 Vasco da Gama 2 February 1989 B amp V Hamburg 26 June 1989 18 January 1991 Inactive since 2019 Being repaired at Arsenal do Alfeite 6 nbsp F331 Alvares Cabral 2 June 1989 HDW Kiel 6 June 1990 24 May 1991 In active service nbsp F332 Corte Real 20 October 1989 HDW Kiel 22 November 1991 1 February 1992 In active service nbsp Similar ships editMEKO Hydra class frigate Greece Anzac class frigate Australia and New Zealand Barbaros class frigate Turkey Yavuz class frigate TurkeySee also editList of naval ship classes in serviceCitations edit PSD garante modernizacao das fragatas Vasco da Gama www dn pt in European Portuguese 2019 04 29 Retrieved 2023 06 02 Despacho n º 12804 diariodarepublica pt in European Portuguese Diario da Republica 7 November 2022 Retrieved 3 June 2023 a b Fragata Alvares Cabral conclui testes do sistema de comando Marinha in European Portuguese Retrieved 2023 06 02 a b Sessao Solene do Dia da Marinha Visao do CEMA para a Marinha transformacoes em curso 25MAIO23 retrieved 2024 01 07 Vasco da Gama class frigates to be modernized in Portugal NRP Vasco da Gama at Arsenal do Alfeite shipyard References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vasco da Gama class frigates in Portuguese Vasco da Gama class Portuguese Navy website Conway s All the World s Fighting Ships 1947 1995 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vasco da Gama class frigate amp oldid 1220903801, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
