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Erradii Class MEKO A-200AN Frigate

Algeria - Guided Missile Frigate

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Erradii Class MEKO A-200AN Frigate

Class facts

Country

Algeria

Type

Guided Missile Frigate

Length

121 m

Displacement

3700 t

Speed

29 kn

Public ships

2

Public description

Erradii Class MEKO A-200AN Frigate is Algeria's German-built MEKO A-200AN frigate class,. The Erradii Class is a series of guided missile frigates designed by Blohm + Voss. The Algerian Navy operates two units, Erradii and El Moudamir, which are currently active. Operationally, the class is oriented toward fleet air defence, anti-surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare, embarked helicopter operations, as well as situational awareness and combat direction.

Public ships in class

Equipment summary

Weapon

RBS 15 Mk 3

16 missiles

Umkhonto-IR surface-to-air missile

32 missiles

Vertical Launching System

32 cells

127 mm naval gun

30 mm naval gun

2 mounts | secondary

MU90 Impact

secondary

Lightweight torpedo launcher

2 mounts | secondary

Sensor

Sea Giraffe AMB radar

CEROS 200 fire-control director

2 mounts | secondary

ASO 723 sonar

secondary

Kingklip hull sonar

unknown

Propulsion

CODAG WARP propulsion

Aircraft

Super Lynx helicopter

optional

Electronic warfare

Indra Rigel electronic warfare suite

secondary

MASS decoy system

secondary

C310 torpedo decoy

secondary

Other

Atlas ANCS combat management system

Shipborne helicopter facilities

secondary