Main Characteristics:
Length overall: 118,70 m
Length WL: 105,20 m
Max. Beam: 15,80 m
Beam, WL: 14,50 m
Displacement, approx.: ca. 3.800 t
Propulsion Equipment:
Speed: > 29 kn
Range: 4.000 nm
Crew:
Overall: 130 (+20)
This design has an operational displacement of approx. 3.700 tonnes and a length of 100 metres at the water line, two full length vertical launch systems with 16 cells in the centre and eight cells in the forward launcher.
In addition, the armament includes a 127 mm gun and two RAM launchers fore and aft.
The hangar and the flight deck are designed for a single 10-tonne helicopter. At the outset however the hangar configuration allows two 5-tonne helicopters to be accommodated.
The design divides the interior of the ship into separate sections for on-board technology, accommodation and control/operation.
As far as the arrangement of the propulsion system is concerned, Blohm + Voss trod new paths.
It is concentrated in the aft part of the ship and comprises a modular system with up to three shafts.
Whilst the outer shafts are powered by diesel engines with adjustable pitch propellers or linear jets for cruising speeds, an additional booster water jet powered by a gas turbine is arranged between them for maximum
speed.
This propulsion configuration takes up little room and reduces the length exposed to damage. Having dispensed with heavy collective gear drives, it is light in weight and can be easily installed in the most varied of combinations.
Optionally either two or three all-diesel drives are possible. An all-gas turbine propulsion system is also conceivable.
To keep the IR signature to a minimum, all the exhaust gases are taken to the stern of the ship where they are expelled directly above the water line.
The most important innovation for a frigate of this size is the integration of a high performance AAW sensor which makes the MEKO® A-200 ideally suited for convoy duty. The sensors include a phased array radar and a long-range search radar. Possible choices are the APAR and the SMART-l both from the firm Hollandse Signaal Apparaten. Integration of the American SPY-1 F radar from Lockheed Martin is also possible.
A personnel analysis showed that, by making careful use of modern automation, the MEKO® A-200 frigate can manage with a crew of only 100.
Because of the modular nature of its equipment, the MEKO® A-200 can also be designed as an ASW frigate with a towed array sonar system (TASS) and variable depth sonar (VDS). Their full-length vertical launching silos will accommodate future ASW guided weapons with no problems.
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