Low end frigate

These are the "low end" frigates - the OHP of the mix. The RDN has shown how one can build big ships for affordable money. We need to keep that process. I very much work on the "air is cheap and steel is free" principle - small ships are BS IMO.

target price < 0.75G€, learn from the Huidveldt class

Based on the Damen Crossover, but with Axe Bow. ~11 Gg

NGFS, Local Area Air Defence, ASW, humanitarian relief, intervention/stabilisation work

1 OTO 127mm LW

2 x 3 x 3 launchers for NSM/JSM

9 x 8-cell Sylver70 VLS for

GP
CAMM (24 - 6)
CAMM ER (40 - 10)
VL ASROC with Black Arrow (6)
MdCN (32)
Spear III VL (32 - 8)
Nulka-VL (40 - 10)

Convoy escort
CAMM 32 / 8
CAMM ER 32 / 8
Aster 30 32
VL ASROC with Black Arrow 12
Nulka-VL 48 / 12

4 x 76mm Strales (2 on each side on the corners like in MEKO 360)

2 x 2 TT Black Shark

Sea Giraffe 4b FP radar, iMast 400, CEC (Sea Giraffe because Giraffe is also available for the Army and this way we can use the same kit. I propose a software update that gives Giraffe the fire control abilities of TRS-4D, heve 4b, not 4a)

UMS 4113 Sonar

Captas 4 - palletized

1000 sqm flex deck

CODPLAG-WARP - 2 x 6 MW eSipod-T, Diesels and GT for 30 kts. ~8 MW hotel load
1 x 36MW pumpjet

2 x MTU 8000V20 - 10 MW each for hotel and cruise, 2 1 MW harbour generators
1 x MT30

2 x LCVP or CB90 (with 30mm HitRole)

Hangar for 2 x AW 101 plus drones, flight deck capable of taking 50t helo and space for Chinook or King Stallion

180 crew and 200 supernumeraries (evacuees, Marines, special forces, conscripts for damage control, flight crew). No flag facilities.

Ice strengthened

range 8000 nm @ 22 kts


Barcelona, EU FF laid down 2017


Displacement:

11,119 t light; 11,401 t standard; 12,009 t normal; 12,495 t full load


Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)

(623.36 ft / 623.36 ft) x 78.74 ft x (19.69 / 26.04 ft)

(190.00 m / 190.00 m) x 24.00 m x (6.00 / 7.94 m)


Armament:

1 - 5.00" / 127 mm 64.0 cal gun - 66.14lbs / 30.00kg shells, 300 per gun

Auto rapid fire gun in deck and hoist mount, 2017 Model

1 x Single mount on centreline, forward deck forward

4 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm 62.0 cal guns - 11.02lbs / 5.00kg shells, 500 per gun

Auto rapid fire guns in deck mounts, 2017 Model

4 x Single mounts on sides, evenly spread

2 raised mounts


Weight of broadside 132 lbs / 60 kg

Main Torpedoes

4 - 21.0" / 533 mm, 19.69 ft / 6.00 m torpedoes - 1.672 t each, 6.689 t total

In 2 sets of deck mounted carriage/fixed tubes


Machinery:

Diesel Internal combustion generators,

Electric motors, 2 shafts, 54,204 shp / 40,436 Kw = 29.00 kts

Range 2,000nm at 22.00 kts

Bunker at max displacement = 1,094 tons


Complement:

573 - 745


Cost:

£11.414 million / $45.657 million


Distribution of weights at normal displacement:

Armament: 8 tons, 0.1 %

- Weapons: 8 tons, 0.1 %

Machinery: 1,297 tons, 10.8 %

Hull, fittings & equipment: 4,624 tons, 38.5 %

Fuel, ammunition & stores: 889 tons, 7.4 %

Miscellaneous weights: 5,190 tons, 43.2 %

- Hull above water: 3,850 tons

- On freeboard deck: 1,100 tons

- Above deck: 240 tons


Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:

Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):

0 lbs / 0 Kg = NaN x 5.0 " / 127 mm shells or 1.1 torpedoes

Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.26

Metacentric height 5.3 ft / 1.6 m

Roll period: 14.3 seconds

Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 49 %

- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.01

Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.66


Hull form characteristics:

Hull has a flush deck,

a normal bow and large transom stern

Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.435 / 0.342

Length to Beam Ratio: 7.92 : 1

'Natural speed' for length: 29.32 kts

Power going to wave formation at top speed: 50 %

Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 29

Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees

Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m

Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):

Fore end, Aft end

- Forecastle: 20.00 %, 24.61 ft / 7.50 m, 24.61 ft / 7.50 m

- Forward deck: 30.00 %, 24.61 ft / 7.50 m, 24.61 ft / 7.50 m

- Aft deck: 35.00 %, 24.61 ft / 7.50 m, 24.61 ft / 7.50 m

- Quarter deck: 15.00 %, 24.61 ft / 7.50 m, 24.61 ft / 7.50 m

- Average freeboard: 24.61 ft / 7.50 m

Ship tends to be wet forward


Ship space, strength and comments:

Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 71.1 %

- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 261.7 %

Waterplane Area: 32,128 Square feet or 2,985 Square metres

Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 154 %

Structure weight / hull surface area: 99 lbs/sq ft or 482 Kg/sq metre

Hull strength (Relative):

- Cross-sectional: 0.95

- Longitudinal: 1.65

- Overall: 1.00

Excellent machinery, storage, compartmentation space

Excellent accommodation and workspace room

Excellent seaboat, comfortable, rides out heavy weather easily


Warning: Beam between bulkheads too wide