MEKO 140
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The MEKO 140 is a frigate/corvette design by the German Blohm + Voss shipyard as part of the MEKO family of vessels. The MEKO 140 is a development of the Portuguese Navy's João Coutinho-class corvettes designed by the Portuguese naval engineer Rogério de Oliveira in the late 1960s – three ships of which were built Blohm + Voss in 1970, as an outsourcing.
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Builders | AFNE "Río Santiago" |
Operators | Argentine Navy |
Subclasses | Espora class |
In commission | 1985–present |
Completed | 6 |
Active | 6 |
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Type | Frigate/corvette |
Displacement | 1,790 tons |
Length | 91.2 m (299 ft 3 in) |
Beam | 11.1 m (36 ft 5 in) |
Draught | 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in) |
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Speed | 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
Range | 4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
Complement | 100 |
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Aircraft carried | 1 helicopter |
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