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Part of the MEKO family of warships, the German shipbuilder Blohm+Voss officially designate the class as the MEKO A-200SAN. [3] Designed as a multiple purpose, multi capable frigate, the Valour class encompasses the general guided-missile anti-surface and anti-air role forming the core of the South African surface fleet.
The Turkish variant, MEKO 200TN, is a modified MEKO 200 type multirole frigate. The first order for the Turkish Navy was signed in April 1983. Two MEKO 200TN were built in Germany and two built in the Gölcük shipyards in Turkey. The vessels are also known as MEKO 200TN Track I or Yavuz class, after the lead ship of the
Al-Aziz is a MEKO A-200EN frigate, designed by Blohm + Voss.The frigate has a length of 118 m (387 ft), beam of 14.8 m (49 ft), and draught of 4.3 m (14 ft). [1] The frigate has a full load displacement of 3,700 tonnes (3,600 long tons) and is powered by combined diesel and gas waterjet and refined propeller (CODAG WARP) propulsion system, consisted of two 5,920 kilowatts (7,940 hp) MTU 16V ...
Al-Qadeer is a MEKO A-200EN frigate, designed by Blohm + Voss.The frigate has a length of 118 m (387 ft), beam of 14.8 m (49 ft), and draught of 4.3 m (14 ft). [1] The frigate has a full load displacement of 3,700 tonnes (3,600 long tons) and is powered by combined diesel and gas waterjet and refined propeller (CODAG WARP) propulsion system, consisted of two 5,920 kilowatts (7,940 hp) MTU 16V ...
Al-Jabbar is a MEKO A-200EN frigate, designed by Blohm + Voss.The frigate has a length of 118 m (387 ft), beam of 14.8 m (49 ft), and draught of 4.3 m (14 ft). [3] The frigate has a full load displacement of 3,700 tonnes (3,600 long tons) and is powered by combined diesel and gas waterjet and refined propeller (CODAG WARP) propulsion system, consisted of two 5,920 kilowatts (7,940 hp) MTU 16V ...
German MEKO A-200; Japanese Mogami 30FFM; Based on these designs, it is likely that the general purpose frigates will have a displacement of between 3,000 and 5,000 tonnes. This is similar to the Anzac class, which have a displacement of 3,600 tonnes, and much smaller than the Hunter class which will displace 10,000 tonnes.
The following MEKO models are known to have been built, organized by lineage and delivery dates: MEKO 360 (1981) is the earliest MEKO ship. MEKO 140 (1985) is designed as a companion ship of MEKO 360, developed from the Portuguese João Coutinho class corvettes. MEKO 200 (1987) is a frigate design. It evolved into the MEKO A-200 (2001) and the ...
(MEKO A200-class) Germany Egypt. Multi-purpose & Guided missile frigate 4 active [4] 3,700 tons Alexandria (Oliver Hazard Perry-class) United States: Multi-purpose & Guided missile frigate 4 active [4] 4,200 tons Damyat United States: Guided missile frigate 2 active [4] 4,130 tons