The Almirante Padilla Class Frigate is a group of frigates operated by the Colombian Navy. The designation of this class is Type FS 1500 and there are 4 ships in service. The ships were built by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW) in Kiel, Germany. Two similar ships operates as the Kasturi class frigates in the Malaysian Navy.
The Almirante Padilla Class is powered by a CODAD propulsion system, provided by four MTU diesels driving two shafts and developing 23,400 hp driving two Controllable Pitch propellers. This gives a maximum speed of 28 knots, and a range of 7,000 nm at 14 knots.
The Almirante Padilla Class does not have a hangar facility, and thus does not have an embarked helicopter. The landing platform aft is suitable for an Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm MBB Bo 105 CBS-5 or the Eurocopter AS-555-SN Fennec for over-the-horizon targeting.
The Almirante Padilla Class is powered by a CODAD propulsion system, provided by four MTU diesels driving two shafts and developing 23,400 hp driving two Controllable Pitch propellers. This gives a maximum speed of 28 knots, and a range of 7,000 nm at 14 knots.
The Almirante Padilla Class does not have a hangar facility, and thus does not have an embarked helicopter. The landing platform aft is suitable for an Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm MBB Bo 105 CBS-5 or the Eurocopter AS-555-SN Fennec for over-the-horizon targeting.
| General characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Displacement: | 2,100 tons loaded |
| Length: | 99.1 m (325 ft) |
| Beam: | 11.3 m (37 ft) |
| Draft: | 3.7 m (12 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 2 shaft, 4 MTU 20V 1163 TB92 Diesels 23,400 hp (17,400 kW) |
| Speed: | 27.0 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
| Range: | 7,000 nautical miles (12,964 km; 8,055 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Complement: | 92 |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
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| Electronic warfare and decoys: | 1 × CSEE Dagaie double mounting |
| Armament: | 8 × Aérospatiale MM 40 Exocet 2 × Simbad SAM 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm/62 cal compact 2 × Breda 40 mm /70 (twin) 6 × 324 mm Mk 32 (2 triple) tubes |
| Aircraft carried: | 1 × Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm MBB Bo 105 CBS-5, or 1 × Eurocopter AS-555-SN Fennec for over-the-horizon targeting |
