Erradii-class Frigate Ship Brief (Patreon)

Erradii-class Frigate Ship Brief

The Erradi-class frigate, specifically the Erradii, is a MEKO A-200AN frigate designed by Blohm + Voss. It has a full load displacement of 3,700 tonnes, a length of 121 meters, and a beam of 16.3 meters. The propulsion system is a CODAG WARP configuration, with two MTU diesel engines and a General Electric LM2500 gas turbine powering a waterjet. It can reach speeds of 28 knots and has a range of 7,200 nautical miles at a cruising speed of 16 knots. It carries a complement of 120 personnel​​. The armament includes one Otobreda 127 mm/64 gun, two 30 mm DS30M Mark 2 guns, and up to four 12.7 mm M2HB Browning machine guns. For surface warfare, it has 16 Saab RBS 15 Mk 3 anti-ship missile launchers and 32 vertical launching system cells for Denel Umkhonto-IR anti-aircraft missiles. It also features two twin 324 mm torpedo tubes for MU90 Impact torpedoes​​. For electronic warfare and decoys, it is equipped with two Rheinmetall MASS decoy launchers and two Leonardo WASS C310 decoy launchers​​. The ship's sensors and electronic systems include the Sea Giraffe AMB radar, CEROS 200 Fire Control Radars, VisionMaster FT navigation radars, and the Atlas Elektronik ASO 723 sonar, among others​​. Additionally, the Erradii can accommodate two AgustaWestland Super Lynx 300 helicopters on its flight deck and hangar, which are capable of anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare​​.