F-105 Cristobal Colón
F-105 Cristobal Colón Image courtesy: Diego Quevedo Carmona

4. F105 Cristobal Colon(Spain) – $954 million

This F105 frigate “Cristóbal Colón” is the fifth unit of the modern and multi-purpose F-100 AEGIS frigates, with which the Spanish Navy contributes to the objectives of National Defense at the dawn of the 21st century. It is a modern unit and the last of the F-100 series. Although warships are by nature austere vessels, the habitability has been improved to make her as comfortable as possible. The design has taken into account the possibility of turning the frigate into a Command and Control ship providing coverage to expeditionary forces and operating in a flexible way in coastal and blue waters scenarios.

CLASS TYPE: A. de Bazán, [FFG]. Frigate
CREW:  240
OPERATOR: Spain
TOP SPEED: 29 knots
DISPLACEMENT:   6.041. tons
RANGE: 4.500 at 18 knots.
AIRCRAFT:  Sikorsky s-70 H-60 /1 x SH60B Seahawk / NH-90.
DIMENSIONS: Length 147 meters,  beam 18.60 meters
PROPULSION:  CODOG: 2 x GE LM-2500 gas turbines ( 46.648 hp ), 2 x Navantia/Caterpillar Bravo  16V diesel ( 12.000 hp ).
MAXIMUM DRAFT: 4.7 meters
WEAPONS: Missile launcher MK141 Quad harpoon, MK141 VLS, Naval gun Mark 45 5/54 inch, Torpedo launcher MK32 triple-tube
MANUFACTURER:  Navantia, El Ferrol, Spain
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De Zeven Provincien
Fregatte De Zeven Provincien / Image courtesy: seaforces.org

5. De Zeven Provincien (Netherlands) – $532 million

TYPE: Air Defense and Command Frigate
DIMENSION:Length: 144,24 meters, over all
BEAM: 18,80 meters, max. / 17,15 meters at waterline;
DRAFT: 5,18 meters
DISPLACEMENT: 6050 tons (full load)
PROPULSION: CODOG (Combined Diesel or Gas) 2 Rolls Royce Spey SM1C gas turbines (52300 shp);
2 Stork-Wartsila 16V6ST diesel engines (13600 hp) 2 shafts; 2 controllable pitch propellers (CPP);
2 rudders with rudder roll stabilisation;
SPEED: 29 knots, boost; cruise at 18 knots;
CREW: 202
AVIATION/HANGAR: flight deck (27 x 18,80 meters) and hangar for 1 helicopter – (Agusta-Westland SH-14D Lynx / or NH-Industries NH-90 naval helicopter)
RANGE: (nautical miles) 5000 at 18 kt
ARMAMENT: 40-cell Mk.41 Vertical Launch System (VLS) (5 x 8 cells) for 32 x RIM-66 Standard SM-2MR / Block IIIA – medium/long range SAM and 32 x RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow missile (ESSM) – short/medium range SAM (quad-packed / 4 missiles per cell) 64 missiles in total / upgradeable to 6 x 8 cell) + 8 x Boeing Harpoon RGM-84 SSM (2 x 4 in Mk.141 launcher); 1 x Oto-Breda 5″/54 (127mm) ‘Compact’ DP-gun; 2 x 30mm Thales Netherland SGE-30 Goalkeeper Close in Weapon System (CIWS);
2 x 20mm Oerlikon AA; 4 x Mk.32/Mod.9 – ( 2 x twin launchers) 12,75” (324mm) Torpedo Tubes, firing Raytheon Mk.46/Mod.5 Torpedoes.
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F590_Bergamini Frigate

6. FREMM (Franco/Italian)- $745 million

The FREMM are designed ​​in three versions: Anti-Submarine warfare, General Purpose and an anti-aircraft (FREDA) version. There are slight differences in equipment between the French and Italian versions due to the different nationalities of the industries involved.

TYPE: Frigate
DISPLACEMENT: 5,800 tons (FR) – 6,000 tons (IT)
DIMENSION: Length: 142 meters (466 ft)
BEAM: 20 m (66 ft)
DRAUGHT: 5 m (16 ft)
PROPULSION: GE/Avio LM 2500 G4 gas turbine 32 MW + 2 EPM Jeumont (4 D/Gen 2.1 MW)
SPEED: Over 27 knots (50 km/h (31 mph) (About 30 knots for italian versions: CODLAG)
RANGE: 6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km (6,800 mi)
CREW: 108 (Fr) or 145 (It)
ARMAMENTS: MU 90 torpedoes, MM-40 Exocet block 3 (France version), Teseo\Otomat Mk-2/A (Italian version) [surface warfare] MBDA Aster SAAM [Aster 15 & Aster 30, AA missiles] Otobreda 76 mm SR gun (2 Strales x Italian version) 1x Otobreda 127mm (Vulcano x Italian GP version)
Further armament depending on variant, can be complicated to describe fully
AIRCRAFT: Carried: Up to two NH90
MANUFACTURER: Italian Fincantieri shipbuilding industry
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3 COMMENTS

  2. maganda yong arleigh burke class destroyer peru masyadong mahal.. ok! na itong incheon class ng south korea mura at maraming karga na weapons..

  3. The Philippines can forget it. Almost all the ships listed are unaffordable. They need to start with 2nd hand ships like the Chilean Navy and build up from there.

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