Class profile
Wielingen Class Frigate
Bulgaria - Guided Missile Frigate
Class facts
Country
Bulgaria
Type
Guided Missile Frigate
Length
106 m
Displacement
2350 t
Speed
28 kn
Public ships
0
Public description
Wielingen Class Frigate covers Bulgaria's former Belgian Wielingen frigates, represented at class-family level by Exocet, Sea Sparrow, 100 mm gun, ASW rockets, lightweight torpedoes, DA-05/WM-25 radar, SQS-510 sonar, SEWACO IV and EW/decoy systems. The Wielingen class consists of multi-functional frigates originally built for the Belgian Navy and later acquired by Bulgaria. Three ships were transferred to the Bulgarian Navy starting in 2004. Operationally, the class is oriented toward fleet air defence, anti-surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare, as well as situational awareness and combat direction.
Public ships in class
No public ships yet.
Equipment summary
Weapon
MM38 Exocet
4 missiles
RIM-7 Sea Sparrow
8 missiles
100 mm naval gun
ASW rocket launcher
secondary
L5 lightweight torpedo
secondary
Lightweight torpedo launcher
2 mounts | secondary
Sensor
DA-05 air/surface search radar
WM-25 fire-control radar
SQS-510 hull-mounted sonar
secondary
Propulsion
CODOG propulsion
Electronic warfare
Electronic warfare suite
secondary
Decoy launcher
secondary
Other
SEWACO IV combat system
secondary