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Monday, 24 July 2017 01:19

TYPE-26 FRIGATE

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  • Ships in class
    NAME NUMBER LAUNCHED COMMISSIONED DECOMMISSIONED HOMEPORT
    Glasgow
    Cardiff
    Belfast
    Birmingham
    Sheffield
    Newcastle
    Edinburgh
    London
  • Length
    • 149.9 meters.
  • Beam
    • 20.8 meters
  • Displacement
    • 6,900 tons.
  • Propulsion
    • COmbined Diesel eLectric Or Gas (CODLOG)
    • 1 Rolls Royce MT30 Gas Turbine of 36,000 MW
    • 4 MTU diesel gensets powered by Type 20V 4000 M53B engines
    • 2 electric motors
    • 2 variable pitch propellers
  • Speed
    • 26 knots.
  • Range
    • 7,000 NM
  • Complement
    • 118
  • Sensors
    • Air/surface radar: Type 997 ARTISAN (Advanced Radar Target Indication Situational Awareness and Navigation)
    • Navigation radar: Kelvin Hughes Ltd SharpEye
    • Thales Type 2050 hull sonar
    • Thales Type 2087 towed array sonar
  • ESM/ECM
    • Thales Scorpion 2
  • Countermeasures
    • Mk 251 Sea Gnat
    • Type 182 towed torpedo decoys
  • Systems
    • Combat Management Systems: BAE CMS-1
    • Data Link 11/16/22
    • Rohde & Schwarz NAVICS Integrated communications systems
    • Communications SHF SATCOM, INMARSAT, UHF, HF, VHF.
  • Weapons
    • 1 Lockheed Martin Mk41 Vertical Launch System (VLS) with 24 cells for Sea Ceptor, Tomahawk y LRASM (Long Range Anti-Ship Missile)
    • 1 gun BAE Mk-45 5/62"
    • 2 DS30M Mark 2 Automated Small Calibre Gun
    • 2 CIWS Raytheon Phalanx Block 1B
    • SEA Lightweight Torpedo Launcher for Stingray Mod. 1 torpedoes
  • Aircraft carried
    • The flight deck will be of sufficient size to handle large helicopters like Merlin and especially, Chinook.
    • The hangar can accommodate up to two helicopters the size of a AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat or AgustaWestland Merlin.[48] The hangar also has space to accommodate Unmanned aerial vehicles.
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Friday, 21 July 2017 17:19

INVINCIBLE CLASS AIRCRAFT CARRIER

HMS Illustrious

Additional Info

  • Ships in class
    NAME NUMBER LAUNCHED COMMISSIONED DECOMMISSIONED
    HMS Invincible R 05 3 May 1977 11 July 1980 3 August 2005
    HMS Illustrious R 06 1 December 1978 20 June 1982 2014
    HMS Ark Royal R 07 2 June 1981 1 November 1985 11 March 2011
  • Length
    • 210 meters
  • Beam
    • 36 meters
  • Draft
    • 7.6 meters
  • Displacement
    • 22,000 tons
  • Propulsion
    • COGAG (COmbined Gas And Gas)
    • 4 Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines
  • Electric power
    • 8 diesel-generator Paxman Valenta
  • Speed
    • 28 knots
  • Range
    • 5.000 NM at 18 knots
  • Complement
    • Crew:650
    • Air group: 350
    • Landing Force500
  • Sensors
    • Air radar: BAE Type 996
    • Surface radar: Signaal Type 1022
    • Navigation radar: 2 Kelvin Hughes Type 1007
    • Precision approach radar : Finmeccanica SPN-720
    • TACAN TRN 26(M)
  • ESM/ECM
    • Thales UAT Mod. 1
  • Countermeasures
    • 8 Sea Gnat 130mm
    • SLQ-25 Nixie towed decoy
  • Systems
    • Combat System: ADAWS 20 Ed. 3
    • Data Link-11
    • Data Link-16
    • WECDIS (Warship Electronic Chart Display and Information System)
    • AIS (Automatic Identification System)
    • CSS (Command Support System)
    • Communications system: BOWMAN
  • Weapons
    • 3 CIWS (Close-in Weapon System) Signaal Goalkeeper
    • 2 Oerlikon/BMARC GAM-BO1 of 20 mm.
  • Aircraft carried
    • Capacity up to 22 aircraft including Sea King Mk.4, Westland Lynx Mk. 7, CH-47 Chinook, Apache, Agusta Westland AW101 Merlin
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