Equatoguinean frigate Wele Nzas vs Gepard-class frigate

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Equatoguinean frigate Wele Nzas

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Gepard-class frigate

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Equatoguinean frigate Wele NzasLength

107 m

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Gepard-class frigateApprox Gepard 3.9 batch II

≈ 102.4 m

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107m

≈ 102mApprox Gepard 3.9 batch II

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107 m

Length

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107 m (351 ft 1 in)^[source]

≈ 102.4 m

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Equatoguinean frigate Wele Nzas and Gepard-class frigate configuration
Specification	Equatoguinean frigate Wele Nzas	Gepard-class frigate
Name	Wele Nzas^[source]	Gepard class (Project 1166.1)^[source]
Namesake	Wele-Nzas Province^[source]	—
Builder	MTG Dolphin Shipyard, Varna, Bulgaria Astilleros de Guinea Ecuatorial S.A., Malabo , Equatorial Guinea^[source]	—
Laid down	21 May 2012^[source]	—
Launched	26 February 2013^[source]

Commissioned	3 June 2014^[source]	—

Identification	Pennant number : F073^[source]	—

Status	In active service^[source]	—

Type	Multi-mission frigate^[source]	Frigate^[source]

Propulsion	4 × Caterpillar C280 diesel engines 2 × shafts^[source]	Twin-shaft CODOG , FPP, 2 × 14,300 + 1 × 6,000 (kW)^[source]

Sensors & processing systems	Positiv-U air/surface search radar Delta-M fire control radar w/ Cascade self-defense system ESM antenna SATCOM antenna 2 × navigation radars 2 opto-electronic FCS^[source]	MR-231-1 Pal navigation radar Mineral-ME shipborne multifunctional radar system (including guidance and target designation functions for cruise missiles ) 5P-26/MR-352 Pozitiv-ME1/-ME1.2 3D active shipborne radars 5P-10E-03E Laska fire control radar for naval gun and CIWS Sonar : MGK-335EM-03 with under-keel antenna^[source]

Armament	2 × 76.2 mm AK-176 guns 2 × 30 mm AK-630 M autocannons 2 × 140 mm MS-227 22-barreled rocket launchers^[source]	Artillery: 1 × 76.2mm AK-176M/MA naval gun 2 × AK-630M CIWS ( Tatarstan and VPN configuration) Cruise missiles : 8 × UKSK VLS cells for Kalibr missiles ( Dagestan ) (up to 16x cells in configurations offered to the export market; options for Club-N , Yakhont and BrahMos missile systems are available) 2 × quadruple launchers (2×4) Kh-35 anti-ship missiles ( Tatarstan and VPN 's Batch I & II configuration) Anti-submarine warfare : 2 × 533mm DTA-53 twin-tube (2×2) torpedo launchers (not featured on VPN 's Batch I) Naval mines Anti-air warfare : 1 × Palash/Palma-SU CIWS featured with 8x Sosna-R short range air defense missiles ( Dagestan and VPN configuration) 1 × Osa-M twin-launcher for 20x 9M33M short range air defense missiles ( Tatarstan ) 12 × Shtil-1 VLS cells for 9M317ME medium-range surface-to-air missiles (offered configuration for the export market)^[source]

Aircraft carried	1 × helicopter^[source]	—

Aviation facilities	Flight deck^[source]	—

National origin	Ukraine^[source]	Russia^[source]

Source measurement	Wele Nzas has a length of 107 m (351 ft 1 in), a beam of 14 m (45 ft 11 in) and draft of 3.7 m (12 ft 2 in). The frigate has estimated displacement of 2,500 tonnes (2,500 long tons ) and is powered by four Caterpillar C280 diesel engines connected to two screws . She has a top speed of 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) and range of 5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi).^[source]Equatoguinean frigate Wele Nzas · Design and description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The ship is armed with two 76.2 mm AK-176 naval guns, each on fore and aft of the ship, two 30 mm AK-630 M autocannons located in either side of the funnel , and two MS-227 140 mm 22-barreled rocket launchers in front of the bridge . In addition, the ship could be fitted with guided missiles on the midship.^[source]Equatoguinean frigate Wele Nzas · Design and description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The ship was designed by Asaba Design Center in Mykolaiv , Ukraine. Her keel was laid on 21 May 2012 at MTG Dolphin Shipyard in Varna, Bulgaria . The ship was launched on 26 February 2013 as the salvage and rescue vessel Savior (IMO: 9664500) under Project SV 02. She was procured from Bulgaria using proxy entities in Panama and the Comoros. The ship was then fitted with weaponry in a 210 m (690 ft) navy-owned floating dock at Malabo harbor, Equatorial Guinea by the Astilleros de Guinea Ecuatorial S.A. (ASABA GE) with the help of Ukrainian technicians. Armament and combat systems used on the ship was probably sourced by Impulse 2, a Ukrainian company.^[source]Equatoguinean frigate Wele Nzas · Construction and career; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Wele Nzas was commissioned on 3 June 2014 in a ceremony at Malabo harbor by the President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo . The president declared the frigate as the flagship of Equatorial Guinenan Navy. The ship was named after the Province of Wele-Nzas . She served as deterrent against threats of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea .^[source]Equatoguinean frigate Wele Nzas · Construction and career; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage	—

Source measurement

Wele Nzas has a length of 107 m (351 ft 1 in), a beam of 14 m (45 ft 11 in) and draft of 3.7 m (12 ft 2 in). The frigate has estimated displacement of 2,500 tonnes (2,500 long tons ) and is powered by four Caterpillar C280 diesel engines connected to two screws . She has a top speed of 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) and range of 5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi).^[source]Equatoguinean frigate Wele Nzas · Design and description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The ship is armed with two 76.2 mm AK-176 naval guns, each on fore and aft of the ship, two 30 mm AK-630 M autocannons located in either side of the funnel , and two MS-227 140 mm 22-barreled rocket launchers in front of the bridge . In addition, the ship could be fitted with guided missiles on the midship.^[source]Equatoguinean frigate Wele Nzas · Design and description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The ship was designed by Asaba Design Center in Mykolaiv , Ukraine. Her keel was laid on 21 May 2012 at MTG Dolphin Shipyard in Varna, Bulgaria . The ship was launched on 26 February 2013 as the salvage and rescue vessel Savior (IMO: 9664500) under Project SV 02. She was procured from Bulgaria using proxy entities in Panama and the Comoros. The ship was then fitted with weaponry in a 210 m (690 ft) navy-owned floating dock at Malabo harbor, Equatorial Guinea by the Astilleros de Guinea Ecuatorial S.A. (ASABA GE) with the help of Ukrainian technicians. Armament and combat systems used on the ship was probably sourced by Impulse 2, a Ukrainian company.^[source]Equatoguinean frigate Wele Nzas · Construction and career; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Wele Nzas was commissioned on 3 June 2014 in a ceremony at Malabo harbor by the President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo . The president declared the frigate as the flagship of Equatorial Guinenan Navy. The ship was named after the Province of Wele-Nzas . She served as deterrent against threats of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea .^[source]Equatoguinean frigate Wele Nzas · Construction and career; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

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Builders	—	Zelenodolsk Plant Gorky^[source]

Operators	—	Russian Navy Vietnam People's Navy^[source]

Preceded by	—	Koni class Grisha class^[source]

Subclasses	—	Project 11661 Tatarstan Project 11661K Dagestan Project 11661E Gepard: Gepard 3.9: Batch I; Batch II Gepard 5.1 Gepard 5.3^[source]

Cost	—	11661E (Gepard 3.9 batch I): US$175 million per ship 11661E (Gepard 3.9 batch II): US$350 million per ship (price included ammunition, maintenance packages signed between Vietnam and Russia )^[source]